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Lunar soil sample on display at museum
1 2021-03-01 09:41:38China Daily
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Visitors crowd around Lunar Sample 001, which is on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing, on Feb 27, 2021. (Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn)
A 100-gram sample of lunar soil was added to the collection of the National Museum of China on Saturday and unveiled for public viewing.
It was among nearly 2 kilograms of lunar samples retrieved by China s Chang e 5 mission late last year.
Chang e 5, launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Nov 24, touched down on the moon on Dec 1. The 23-day mission, which brought back lunar rocks and soil, was China s first such space endeavor.
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