space medium MCQ

Which mission returned lunar samples from the Oceanus Procellarum region in 2020?

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

Answer: Chang'e 5

Chang'e 5 collected 1.731 kg of basaltic regolith from Mons Rümker in Oceanus Procellarum, youngest lunar samples (~2 Ga) filling age gap.

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