China's mission to the moon, the Cheng 5, successfully landed on Earth, taking samples of soil and rocks from the moon's surface. According to Mail Online, Cheng 5 landed in an open space at half past midnight local time on Thursday. Russia's lunar mission in 1976 brought soil and rock samples from the surface of the moon back to Earth. Forty-five years later, Cheng 5 is the first mission to bring these things back from the moon to Earth.
According to the report, the capsule, which weighed 661 pounds and returned to Earth, gradually slowed down as it approached the ground and landed in China's Siziwang District by parachute. Coming to Earth, it seemed to travel like a broken star. After the capsule landed, investigators were moved to the site to conduct further investigations. The capsule was then moved to a location in Beijing. Where it will be opened and samples of moon and rocks in it will be taken out.
