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The Chang'e 6 mission landed on the southern hemisphere of the lunar far side to gather more material. Specifically, the landing segment of the Chang'e 6 mission touched down in a relatively flat area lying in the southern portion of the Apollo crater, which itself lies within the larger South Pole-Aitken (SPA
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country ...
The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of tools and its own launcher, touched down in a gigantic impact crater called the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon's space-facing side at 6:23 a.m ...
China’s space agency said the probe landed at 6.07am GMT, or 2.07pm local time. Scientists hope that the samples will shed new light on the Moon’s geology and history.
China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration ...
Lunar Relay satellite to support communications for the upcoming lunar missions, including Chang'e 6, 7 and 8. [16] Success Ongoing Chang'e 6: 3 May 2024 Long March 5: 8 May 2024 1 Jun 2024 [33] 25 Jun 2024 Lunar orbiter, lander, rover, and sample return; landed at the South Pole–Aitken basin on the far side of the Moon. [17] Success Ongoing
After landing, Chang'e-6 had a 14-hour window to drill, excavate, and seal 2 kg of material, with the goal of being the first probe to bring back such samples from the moon's far side.
The mission is the follow-up to Chang'e 3, the first Chinese landing on the Moon. The spacecraft was originally built as a backup for Chang'e 3 and became available after Chang'e 3 landed successfully in 2013. The configuration of Chang'e 4 was adjusted to meet new scientific and performance objectives. [15]