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the first sample from the back of the moon from chang'e-6 to be found, totaling 1935.3 grams

2024-09-21

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it home reported on september 21 that according to a report by cctv news today, in june this year, my country's lunar exploration project chang'e 6 successfully completed the feat of collecting samples from the back of the moon for the first time, bringing back 1,935.3 grams of precious samples. this is the first time that humans have obtained research samples from the back of the moon. today, the samples from the back of the moon of chang'e 6 were made public for the first time.

the surface samples of chang'e 6 have been packed into 10 glass containers, each weighing about 150 grams. compared with the lunar samples of chang'e 5, the lunar samples of chang'e 6 are slightly lighter in color due to their different mineral composition.

it home learned from the report that when the chang'e-6 lunar samples returned, the lunar soil was sealed in a special, sealed storage tank and brought back to earth. nearly three months later, these precious "extraterrestrial visitors" have been unsealed. based on these lunar samples, chinese scientists recently published the first scientific results of the chang'e-6 lunar sample research.

previously, all lunar samples obtained by humans came from the far side of the moon. the sampling point of chang'e 6 is located at the edge of the apollo crater inside the south pole-aitken basin on the far side of the moon. the lunar crust in this area is extremely thin, which is expected to reveal the original material of the early impact basin on the far side of the moon.