These samples are the first collected by any country since the 1970s.
According to China’s National Space Administration (CNSA), the returning capsule landed in the Siziwang Banner, north of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
An investigation into the name of the ancient Chinese moon goddess took place for the first time on November 24 at the Venchang spacecraft launch site in Henan.
China’s achievement follows the United States and the Soviet Union, both of which collected lunar samples decades ago.
In the Apollo program that put men on the first moon, the United States landed 12 astronauts on six flights between 1969 and 1972, carrying 382 kg (842 pounds) of rock and mud.
In the 1970s, the Soviet Union deployed three successful robotic model return missions. Finally, the Luna 24 received 1706 grams (6 ounces) of samples from Mer Christmas, or “Sea of Crisis,” in 1976.
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