BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the moon's far side, the China National Space Administration announced on Friday.
The samples were handed over to the Chinese research teams at a ceremony held in Beijing.
The researchers will carry out the storage and processing of the lunar samples as planned and initiate scientific research work.
The return capsule of the Chang'e-6 probe, carrying the world's first samples collected from the far side of the moon, landed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on June 25. ■
