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sample site
Close ✕Chang’e 5 sample site
Returned 1,731 grams in December 2020 — the first lunar sample brought to Earth since 1976, and from far younger basalt than any Apollo or Luna sample.
43.1, -51.9 · approximate · Lunar exploration record
Reached by
- Chang’e 5 · 2020 · CN · Sample return
Connections
- is travelled to of Chang’e 5 — Chang’e 5 reached this position, and the position is published.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates