space hard MCQ

Which mission returned the first samples from the Moon since Luna 24 in 1976?

  1. Chang'e 5
  2. Artemis I
  3. Hayabusa2
  4. OSIRIS-REx

Answer: Chang'e 5

China's Chang'e 5 returned 1.7 kg of lunar regolith in December 2020, the first lunar sample return in 44 years, from Oceanus Procellarum.

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