The Chinese space mission Chang’e-6 managed to collect almost 2 kilograms of soil material from the far side of the Moon. Let us remember that the ship was sent into space to land in this mysterious and unexplored area that is not visible from Earth. This is a historic milestone.
According to Xinhua news agency, The capsule brought a total of 1,935.3 grams of samplesaccording to information provided this Friday by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
At a ceremony in Beijing, Zhang Kejian, director of the CNSA, handed over the container with the samples to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
“We have found that the samples brought back by Chang’e-6 They are more viscous compared to the previous ones (Chang’e-5), with the presence of lumps. These are observable features,” Ge Ping, deputy director of the CNSA Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center and spokesperson for the Chang’e-6 mission, said in a preliminary report.
What will happen to the samples from the Chinese Chang’e-6 mission?
Now the experts They will store and process the samples, to begin analysis and research work. scientific.
In addition, Scientists from laboratories in different parts of the world will be able to send requests to study part of this material and contribute to the exploration of this unknown area.
Besides, The results of these analyses will serve as input for future lunar missions.at a time in history when humans are on the verge of returning to the satellite to eventually build a habitable base on its surface.
It should be noted that, These are the first samples from the far side of the Moon to be studied on Earthsince those brought back by Chang’e-5 corresponded to already explored lunar terrain.
Chang’e-6 space probe landing back on Earth with samples from the far side of the Moon.
