Chang’e-5 Brought Home 1.7 Kilograms of Lunar Samples

Chang’e-5 Brought Home 1.7 Kilograms of Lunar Samples
By Nancy Atkinson

China’s Chang’e-5 lunar lander retrieved about 1.7 kilograms (3.81 pounds) of samples from the Moon, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).  The Chang’e-5 sample return capsule landed in China’s Inner Mongolia region on December 16, 2020, successfully capping a 23-day odyssey that brought back the first lunar rocks since 1976. CNSA handed over …

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January 5, 2021 at 11:02PM
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