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CNSA2019Moon landingLong March 3BChina
AgencyCNSA
Year2019
TypeMoon landing
RocketLong March 3B
CountryChina

About the Mission

First spacecraft to land on the far side of the Moon. Used a relay satellite to communicate with Earth. Its rover Yutu-2 found a gel-like substance of unknown origin. Discovered material from the lunar mantle on the surface. The far side has a very different appearance from the near side.

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