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the first human sampling of the far side of the moon! chang'e-6 lunar exploration mission scientific exploration data released online: public access

2024-09-19

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according to the official wechat account of china's lunar exploration project, the scientific exploration data of chang'e-6 has been processed and will be released online on september 18, 2024.

the public can obtain relevant information and apply for scientific exploration data by visiting the china lunar exploration and deep space exploration network or directly logging into the lunar and deep space exploration scientific data and sample release system.

it is reported that the chang'e-6 probe was successfully launched at 17:27 on may 3, 2024 by the long march 5 yao-8 carrier rocket at the wenchang space launch center in china.

at 06:23 on june 2, the lander and ascender combination landed on the back of the moon. in about 48 hours thereafter, 1,935.3 grams of samples from the back of the moon were collected through drilling sampling structures and surface sampling structures.

at 14:07 on june 25, the returner carrying the far side of the moon landed in the designated area of ​​siziwang banner, inner mongolia.

this was the first time in the world that samples were obtained from the back of the moon, creating human history.

the lunar soil obtained this time will allow us to conduct systematic and long-term laboratory research on samples from the far side of the moon, analyze the structure, physical properties, material composition, etc. of the lunar soil, and deepen the research on the origin and evolution history of the moon.