At 22:00 on December 2, after about 19 hours of lunar surface work, China's lunar exploration project Chang'e-5 probe successfully completed the automatic sampling of the lunar surface, and the samples were packaged and stored in the storage device carried by the ascender in a predetermined form.

The picture shows the automatic sampling of the Chang'e-5 probe on the lunar surface.

Photo courtesy of China National Space Administration issued by China News Service


Release time: 2020-12-03 11:00:48 【Editor: Li Peiyun】