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ScienceChina donates Chang’e-6 far-side lunar sample to UN

China has given the United Nations a lunar soil sample collected by the Chang’e-6 mission from the far side of the Moon. Taken from the South Pole-Aitken Basin, part of a 1,935.3-gram haul described as a first for humanity, it will be permanently displayed at UN headquarters in Vienna.

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CCGTN★★★☆☆2026-09-15 06:58Original

China donates Chang’e-6 far-side lunar sample to UN
China donates Chang’e-6 far-side lunar sample to UNScience