China Becomes First Nation to Return Lunar Samples from Far Side of Moon

China made history on Tuesday as its Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth, landing in Inner Mongolia at 2:07 p.m. Beijing time. This mission marks the first time any nation has retrieved samples from the far side of the moon, specifically …China made history on Tuesday as its Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth, landing in Inner Mongolia at 2:07 p.m. Beijing time. This mission marks the first time any nation has retrieved samples from the far side of the moon, specifically …