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China lunar probe successfully lands on far side of Moon to collect samples

The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination on the launch pad at the Wenchang space launch site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. © Eduardo Baptista, Reuters

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme.

The Chang'e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration.

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