Luna
Luna A series of Moon probes launched by the former Soviet Union, the first few of which were originally known as Lunik. Luna 1 was the first space probe, although it missed its target; Luna 2 was the first man-made object to hit another body in space; Luna 3 took the first pictures of the Moon's farside. Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon and sent back the first pictures from its surface, while Luna 10 was the first probe to go into orbit around the Moon. Lunas 16, 20, and 24 brought lunar samples back to Earth; Lunas 17 and 21 delivered the
Lunokhod rovers to the Moon's surface (see accompanying table).
successful luna probesa
Probe | Launch date | Results |
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a Lunas 4–8, 15, and 18 were failed landers. |
All dates are UT. |
Luna 1 | 1959January2 | Missed Moon by 6000 km |
Luna 2 | 1959September12 | Hit Moon September 13 |
Luna 3 | 1959October4 | Photographed Moon's farside |
Luna 9 | 1966January31 | Landed on Oceanus Procellarum February3 |
Luna 10 | 1966March31 | Entered lunar orbit April 3 |
Luna 11 | 1966August24 | Entered lunar orbit August27 |
Luna 12 | 1966October22 | Entered lunar orbit October 25 |
Luna 13 | 1966December21 | Landed in Oceanus Procellarum December24 |
Luna 14 | 1968April7 | Entered lunar orbit April10 |
Luna 16 | 1970September12 | Landed in Mare Fecunditatis September20; returned to Earth September 24 with 100 g of lunar soil |
Luna 17 | 1970November10 | Landed in Mare Imbrium November17; carried Lunokhod 1 rover |
Luna 19 | 1971September28 | Entered lunar orbit October3 |
Luna 20 | 1972February14 | Landed in Mare Fecunditatis February21; returned to Earth February25 with 30 g soil sample |
Luna 21 | 1973January8 | Landed in Mare Serenitatis January15; carried Lunokhod 2 rover |
Luna 22 | 1974May29 | Entered lunar orbit June2 |
Luna 23 | 1974October28 | Landed in Mare Crisium November6; damaged drill prevented sample return |
Luna 24 | 1976August9 | Landed in Mare Crisium August18; returned to Earth August23 with 170 g of soil |
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