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Chang e-5 lands in North China, concludes epic lunar round trip Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/17 2:17:21
The photo taken on early Thursday morning shows Beijing Aerospace Control Center Photo: Our Space
Carrying around 2 kilograms of lunar samples, China s Chang e-5 safely landed at its designated landing area in Siziwang Banner, North China s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region around 2 am Thursday, bringing the craft s epic round trip between Earth and its celestial neighbor located some 380,000 kilometers away to a perfect conclusion.
According to the China s National Space Administration on early Thursday morning, the spacecraft s safe landing marks the successful completion of the country s first ever lunar material retrieving mission.
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The Chang’e 5 sample return capsule landed in China’s Inner Mongolia region Wednesday. Credit: CNSA
A capsule containing moon rocks landed in a remote, snow-covered corner of China Wednesday, bringing home the first samples from the lunar surface in 44 years and completing the Chinese space program’s most challenging robotic mission to date.
The return module appeared to have landed intact in China’s Inner Mongolia region, based on images broadcast on Chinese state television and released by the China National Space Administration.
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