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Old 03-05-2024, 09:48 PM
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China launches Chang’e-6 in ambitious attempt to fetch rocks from Moon's far side

3 May 2024

China has launched a Long March 5 rocket carrying the A rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe in an ambitious plan to attempt to collect lunar samples from the far side of the Moon.

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Originally Posted by Helen Davidson in Taipei, The Guardian
As part of its mission, the Chang’e-6 will attempt to retrieve samples from the south pole Aitken Basin, the largest and oldest impact crater on the moon, situated on the side permanently facing away from Earth. Experts say the samples which could answer questions about a significant period of solar system activity billions of years ago.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/ar...ang-e-6-launch
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