China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, Xinhua reports citing the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing.
Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony.