China’s Chang’e 5 Lands on the Untouched Side of the Moon

(Source:EarthSky) 

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…