Show threadMichael BuschJun 25, 2024

Moon rocks just dropped.

#Chang_e6

And I am curious about the plan for an extended mission; since there was the time that I was surprised by #Chang_e2 flying by #Toutatis.

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-china-lunar-probe-earth-samples.html

China lunar probe returns to Earth with samples

A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the moon returned to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first.

Phys.org