After being the first spacecraft to gather samples from the moon’s far side, a Chinese spacecraft is currently returning to Earth.
The China National Space Administration said that the Chang’e-6 started its return home on Tuesday soon after 12.30 am UK time.
It had proven effective, according to officials, in gathering soil and rocks by excavating beneath the lunar surface using a robotic arm and drill.
Once the mission was accomplished, the probe revealed a Chinese flag.
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying posted on news, formerly Twitter, saying, “Mission achieved!
“An unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history!”
The landing site, according to the News Agency, was the South Pole-Aitken Basin, an impact crater 1,500 miles wide and eight miles deep.
Since it is the oldest and biggest crater of its kind on the moon, material from far below the surface may have been expelled during the first impact, which could yield important information.
The Chang’e moon exploration program, named for a Chinese moon goddess, is now on its sixth mission.
Additionally, it is China’s second journey to the far side of the moon; in 2019, its spacecraft Chang’e-4 became the first to land there successfully.
