China moon probe Chang e-5 lands back on Earth
17 Dec 2020 Researchers work around Chang e-5 carrying moon samples next to a Chinese national flag in Siziwang. Reuters
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China s Chang e-5 moon probe has landed in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.
The official Xinhua news agency reported that the capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed just before 2am (1800 GMT Wednesday) in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region.
The state media also said the capsule earlier separated from its orbiter module and performed a bounce off Earth’s atmosphere to reduce its speed before passing through and floating to the ground on parachutes.
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Sam McNeil December 17, 2020 - 2:38 AM
BEIJING - Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Changâe 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said Thursday.
China s next three lunar missions are on track, along with programs for returning samples from Mars and exploring asteroids and the planet Jupiter, Deputy Chief Commander of the China Lunar Exploration Program Wu Yanhua said.
âExploring the truth of the universe is just beginning,â Wu said at a news conference held hours after the Changâe 5 s capsule parachuted to a landing in Inner Mongolia carrying the first lunar samples to be brought to Earth in more than 40 years.
Dec 17, 2020
BEIJING (AP) A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.
The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region, state media reported shortly after 2 a.m. (1800 GMT Wednesday).
The capsule earlier separated from its orbiter module and performed a bounce off Earth’s atmosphere to reduce its speed before passing through and floating to the ground on parachutes.
Two of the Chang’e 5’s four modules set down on the moon on Dec. 1 and collected about 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of samples by scooping them from the surface and by drilling 2 meters (about 6 feet) into the moon’s crust.