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It brings soil and rock samples taken from the backside of the Moon, the part of the Moon that constantly faces away from Earth, as reported by Chinese news agency Xinhua.

If the spacecraft's mission is successful, China will be the first country to send samples to Earth from the far side of the Moon.

The spacecraft's probe excavated samples with a drilling machine and collected and stored them with a robotic arm.

Scientists have previously stated that there is excellent research potential on the back side of the Moon because the craters are covered with less ancient lava than on the front side.

In addition, they hope that samples taken from behind will shed light on how the Moon and solar system were formed.

Chang'e-6 is the first of three Chinese missions to pave the way for a manned lunar landing over the next few years.

In 2020, the "Chang'e-5" mission managed to collect samples from the surface of the Moon. It was the first time in more than forty years that such a sample was collected from the Moon.

China launched its first Chang'e mission in 2007. The name Chang'e comes from the moon goddess in Chinese mythology.