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China's Chang'e-6 probe leaves far side of the moon with rock samples

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The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the lunar surface, carrying the first samples ever collected from the far side of the moon. The China National Space Administration said on Tuesday morning that the ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon.

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