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China launches lunar probe mission to collect samples for the first time from the far side of the moon.
About the Mission:
- This is the world’s first mission to bring rocks from Moon’s far side.
- It is targeting a landing in the southern portion of the Apollo crater, located within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin on the lunar far side.
- It will carry scientific instruments from France, Italy, Sweden, and Pakistan.
- It also carries a Pakistani satellite called the “ICUBE-QAMAR cubesat”.
Objective:
- to collect around 2 kg of material from 2 m below the lunar surface and return it to Earth for analysis.
Significance:
- It could provide valuable insights into the Moon’s mantle composition, which scientists have yet to determine.
- It could also help explain the differences in composition between the near and far sides of the Moon.
