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Posted on February 27, 2019

Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth after five unsuccessful similar attempts.

Luna 16 mockup in the Moscow Space museumLuna 17 with Lunokhod 1Lunar Recon. Orbiter pic of Luna 17 site

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P1-Luna 16 (USSR Luna sample return spacecraft) in the museum space in Moscow