China’s Moon Mission Leaves Patriotic Graffiti on Surface
- Dig’s remains resemble character for China, state TV reports
- Chang’e-6 was first sample-retrieval visit to moon’s far side
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A Chinese spacecraft has lifted off from the far side of the moon but not before marking the historic visit with a bit of patriotic graffiti.
Chang’e-6, the first sample-retrieval mission to the far side of the moon, blasted off on its journey back to Earth Tuesday after leaving a mark on the lunar surface that resembled the Chinese character ‘Zhong,’ state media reported.