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. Explore: China Just Landed Its Lunar Probe on The Far Side of Moon : ScienceAlert