Explainer: How China explores dark side of the moon and why it matters from msp banners Watch Video

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The Chang'e-6 probe successfully returned to Earth, landing in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, on Tuesday, bringing back the world's first samples from the moon's far side.<br/><br/>The China National Space Administration (CNSA) declared the mission a complete success.<br/><br/>Launched on May 3, Chang'e-6 is one of China's most complex space missions, consisting of an orbiter, returner, lander, and ascender. <br/><br/>The lander-ascender combination landed in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on June 2, supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, and collected samples. <br/><br/>The ascender took off from the moon on June 4, rendezvoused with the orbiter-returner combination on June 6, transferred the samples, and then landed on the moon to avoid space junk. <br/><br/>The orbiter-returner combination spent 13 days in lunar orbit before returning to Earth. .<br/><br/>New samples are expected to lead to new discoveries and enhance understanding of lunar evolution.<br/><br/>The mission also reflects China's long-standing cultural fascination with the moon, inspired by the myth of Chang'e.<br/><br/>#China #moon #lunar #space #spaceexploration #spacemission #chinanews