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Chinese space capsule with 2 kgs moon rocks begins return to Earth


BEIJING: A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades has begun its return to Earth.


The Chang’e 5 lunar probe left the moon’s orbit on Sunday morning by activating four engines for about 22 minutes, the China National Space Administration said in a social media post.


The mission landed on the moon earlier this month and collected about 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of samples.


The return capsule is expected to land in northern China in the Inner Mongolia region after a three-day journey. The material would be the first brought back since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 probe in 1976.

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