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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>Chang\u2019e is named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology – this is China\u2019s sixth mission to the moon.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-6 probe is officially making its return journey back to Earth after leaving the far side of the moon, China\u2019s national space agency announced on Tuesday. State media says the probe of the Chang\u2019e-6 craft lifted off at about 7:38 on Tuesday (23:38 GMT Monday) and started its journey back.<\/p>\n

The probe completed its sample collection from June 2-3, possibly making China the first country to return samples from the far side of the moon. The probe landed on the moon on Sunday in one of the oldest craters on the moon – the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) – and then spent two days gathering rock and soil samples using its drill and robotic arm.<\/p>\n

When the probe successfully completed its mission, a \u201cChinese national flag carried by the lander was unfurled for the first time on the far side of the moon\u201d, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.<\/b> However, the container carrying the samples still needs to be transferred to a re-entry capsule that will then land in the deserts of China\u2019s Inner Mongolia region later this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very important achievement,\u201d said Professor Martin Barstow of the University of Leicester. \u201cOnly the US and Russia have recovered samples from the moon, landing and then taking off again. It demonstrates an impressive capability in China\u2019s space programme. It\u2019s a technical feat to take off from the moon at all but even more challenging when carried out on its far side.\u201d<\/p>\n

The far side of the moon or the \u201cdark\u201d side is the section which faces away from Earth. The moon\u2019s far side and near side were once thought to be relatively similar, but scientific missions by robotic observers and Apollo astronauts in the last six decades have found the two sides\u2019 features are actually very different. The moon\u2019s far side has less craters caused by volcanic activity on the moon, for instance.<\/p>\n

The far side is challenging to study due to its distance and difficult terrain. Experts believe the probe\u2019s samples could provide unprecedented insights into the moon\u2019s far side as well as the formation and evolution of the moon and solar system and maybe even provide clues as to how Earth came to sustain life.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI do not know if they have any plans for sharing samples outside China, but I hope they have and that we in the UK would get an opportunity to work on these. This would fit very well with our plans for sample return from Mars,\u201d said Barstow.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. Chang\u2019e is named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology – this is China\u2019s sixth mission to the moon. China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-6 probe is officially making its return journey back to Earth after leaving the far side of the moon, China\u2019s national space agency announced on Tuesday. 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