By Rahul Somvanshi

Up until now, the far side of the Moon—which is constantly facing away from Earth—has been mainly unexplored.

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Chang'e-6's reentry capsule contained rocks and dirt from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon.

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After 53 days, Chang'e-6 arrives in Inner Mongolia, making China the first country to return with samples from the Moon's far side.

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Chinese experts believe that the samples include volcanic rock that is 2.5 million years old.

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The Chang'e-6 probe carried out a challenging mission that required many orbital manoeuvres and exact landings.

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The samples are intended to provide important insights into the geological distinctions between the Moon's two sides.

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The mission's success was greatly aided by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite.

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It is anticipated that the samples that were recovered would show signs of past meteorite strikes on the Moon.

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