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2020-12-21 16:12
The vessel containing lunar rocks and soil is handed over to the National Astronomical Observatories in Beijing on Saturday. XU JINGXING/CHINA DAILY
National Astronomical Observatories to commence study of lunar rocks and soil
The National Astronomical Observatories, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has taken charge of the lunar rocks and soil brought back by China's Chang'e 5 robotic probe and will start research on them soon.
A ceremony for receiving the 1,731 grams of lunar samples was held at the National Astronomical Observatories headquarters in Beijing on Saturday morning shortly after Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration, handed them over to Hou Jianguo, the academy's president.