Chang'e 6 returns with precious lunar samples

When the craft was about 10 km above the ground, it released its parachutes and soon smoothly landed on the ground.

Shortly after the touchdown, recovery personnel sent from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center arrived at the landing site in helicopters and off-road vehicles.

The capsule will then be transported by plane to Beijing, where it will be opened by experts at the China Academy of Space Technology.