Chang’e-5 landed in Inner Mongolia

The Chang’e-5 sample return vehicle successfully landed in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on 16 December 2020, at 17:59 UTC (17 December, 01:59 local time). Chang’e-5 is China’s first lunar mission to collect soil samples from the Moon and returns them to Earth to be studied. Chang’e-5 collected samples near Mons Rümker, in the northern region of Oceanus Procellarum, a younger volcanic complex.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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