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Chinese Probe Collects Moon Samples and Heads for Earth


ys its Chang'e-6 spacecraft has gathered up soil and rocks from the far side of the moon and has lifted off from the surface, beginning a journey to bring the samples back to Earth. The probe's payload represents the first lunar samples ever collected from the far side.

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