The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e moon exploration programme.
A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon’s far side on Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
It is the second mission that aims to bring back samples, following the Chang’e 5, which did so from the near side in 2020. America is planning to land astronauts on the moon again — for the first time in more than 50 years — though Nasa pushed the target date back to 2026 earlier this year. In China’s current mission, the lander is to use a mechanical arm and a drill to gather up to two kilograms of surface and underground material for about two days.
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