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CHINA'S CHANG'E 5 #
Space #GS3 Chang'e-5 mission is the
first lunar sample-return mission since the 1970s.
China is the
third country to have retrieved lunar samples after the United States and the Soviet Union.
□ ABOUT CHANG'E 5 PROBE◇ The probe is named after the mythical
Chinese moon goddess.
◇ The rocket is comprised of four
parts:
an orbiter,
a returner,
an ascender and
a lander.◇ The objective of the mission is to
bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades.
◇ This will
help scientists learn about the moon’s origins, formation and
volcanic activity on its surface.
□ Identified location for the collection of samples:The Chinese probe collected surface material from a previously unexplored area known as
Oceanus Procellarum — or “
Ocean of Storms” — which consist of a vast lava plain.
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SOURCE - THE INDIAN EXPRESS.
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