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China's Chang'e 5 successfully enters Earth's surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow Firstpost 17-12-2020 Agence France-Presse © Provided by Firstpost China's Chang'e 5 successfully enters Earth's surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples. While scientists hope the samples will give insights into the Moon's origins and volcanic activity on its surface, the trip was also anothe...

China’s Mission to the Moon Returns With Samples to Study Bloomberg 12/17/2020 Katrina Nicholas © Photographer: STR/AFP/Getty Images Staff members examine the return module of China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe in Siziwang Banner, in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on December 17, 2020. (Bloomberg) -- The return capsule of China’s Chang’e-5 probe has come back to Earth, bringing with it the country’s first samples collected from the moon, according to a Xinhua report. The development marks a successful conclusion of China’s three-step lunar explorat...

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks Al Jazeera English © The capsule carrying the samples collected by the Chang'e-5 space probe landed in northern China 's ... The capsule carrying the samples collected by the Chang'e-5 space probe landed in northern China 's Inner Mongolia region, Xinhua said [CCTV Screenshot via Reuters] A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early on Thursday in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The capsule carrying the ...

659 A researcher works next to Chang'e-5 lunar return capsule carrying Moon samples after it landed in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Reuters Beijing, December 17 China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the Moon in over 40 years. The spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, declared the Chang'e-5 mission a success. It marks ...

2020-12-17 02:38:16 GMT2020-12-17 10:38:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. The return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country's first samples collected from the moon, as well as the world's freshest lunar samples in over 40 years. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. The return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 pro...