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mission
Close ✕Chang’e 5
Returned 1,731 grams of far younger basalt than any earlier sample. Sample return, operated by CNSA of China. Robotic. Returned material to Earth.
Surface position at Chang’e 5 sample site · 2020-11-23 – 2020-12-01
Lunar mission
Operated byCNSA · CN
ProgrammeChang’e
ClassSample return · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched2020-11-23
Arrived2020-12-01
Samplesreturned material to Earth
PositionChang’e 5 sample site →
Connections
- travelled to Chang’e 5 sample site — Chang’e 5 reached this position, and the position is published.
- operated by CNSA — Chang’e 5 was flown by CNSA.
- part of Chang’e — Chang’e 5 was flown as part of the programme.
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