A small cotton shoot is growing onboard Chang’e-4 lunar lander, scientists confirm
A small green shoot is growing on the moon after a cotton seed germinated onboard a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said.
The sprout has emerged from a lattice-like structure inside a canister after the Chang’e-4 lander touched down earlier this month, according to a series of photos released by the Advanced Technology Research Institute at Chongqing University.
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