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completedLunar far-side sample return

Chang'e-6

嫦娥六号

As of: 01/06/2026Planned: 2024

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First-ever sample return from the lunar far side: in June 2024 Chang’e-6 (嫦娥六号) returned about 1,935 g of material from the South Pole-Aitken Basin. It carried, according to official statements, international instruments from France, ESA, Italy and Pakistan.

As of: 01 Jun 2026.

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