Scientific researchers prepare to weigh the moon samples retrieved by the Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-5 probe retrieved about 1,731 grams of samples from the moon, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The samples were later transferred to the lunar sample lab at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Scientists will carry out the storage, analysis, and research of the country's first samples collected from the extraterrestrial object.
Scientific researchers take out the container loaded with moon samples from the returner of Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020.(Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Scientific researchers prepare to take out the container loaded with moon samples from the returner of Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Scientific researchers take out the container loaded with moon samples from the returner of Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Scientific researchers prepare to weigh the moon samples retrieved by the Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
A staff member cleans up the surface of the container loaded with moon samples retrieved by the Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
A staff member cleans up the surface of the container loaded with moon samples retrieved by the Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Scientific researchers transfer the container loaded with moon samples retrieved by the Chang'e-5 probe in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Scientific researchers transfer the container loaded with moon samples in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Scientific researchers transfer the container loaded with moon samples in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
The CNSA said it would release the relevant policies for the lunar samples retrieved by Chang'e-5 to coordinate and promote scientific research, encourage more scientists at home and abroad to participate, and strive to secure more scientific achievements.
The CNSA will also carry out public science popularization programs and cultural exchanges related to the mission.
Chang'e-5 is one of the most complicated and challenging missions in China's aerospace history. It is also the world's first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years.
Scientific researchers put on protective cover for the returner of Chang'e-5 probe after taking out the container loaded with moon samples from it, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
