Chang'e 5

Mission overview

Chang'e 5 returned the first lunar samples since the 1970s.

Outcome & discoveries

Returned about 1.7 kg of lunar material, including some of the youngest volcanic rocks sampled.

Mission profile

Knowledge connections

• Operated byCNSA (China National Space Administration)
• Part of programChang'e program
• Launched byLong March 5
• Launched fromWenchang Space Launch Site
• Mission targetThe Moon

Related missions

Sources

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• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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