China's rare lunar rock samples go on display in Beijing
China's rare lunar rock samples go on display in Beijing The sample was among 1.7 kilograms of lunar debris – the first fresh samples from the moon in more than 40 years 4 March 2021 • 11:15am Lunar soil collected from China's Chang'e-5 moon mission display during an exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing Credit: WANG ZHAO /AFP A 100-gram sample of lunar soil went on display last weekend at the National Museum of China. The sample was among 1.7 kilograms of lunar debris – the first fresh samples from the moon in more than 40 years – retrieved last year by the Chang...