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China delivers first samples collected from far side of the moon to Russian scientists

South China Morning Post 09 June 2026 9h ago
China delivers first samples collected from far side of the moon to Russian scientists
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China has given Russia some of the first soil samples collected on the far side of the moon by the Chang’e-6 lunar lander. On June 3, 1.5 grams (0.05 ounces) of lunar soil collected during the mission were handed over to the Planetary Physics Department of the Russian Space Research Institute. “The transfer of the soil samples took place as part of the development of cooperation in space science a
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