China’s Chang’e 5 Lands on the Untouched Side of the Moon
China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft, named after a moon goddess in Chinese mythology, successfully touched down at 11:11 p.m. BJT, Dec.1 (10:11 a.m. EST). The Chang’e 5 mission is the country’s first attempt at a sample-return mission.
The landing site is located near Mons Rümker, a mountain in the Ocean of Storms – an untouched part of the m…
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