Luna 9
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Luna 9 (Луна-9), internal designation Ye-6 No.13, was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna programme. On 3 February 1966, the Luna 9 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon and return imagery from its surface.
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"Close up image of the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon from the Soviet Luna 9 lander in February 1966. Luna 9 made the first survivable landing on the moon and snapped the first photos from its surface."
1966 Events montage 16-grid version| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | "Close up image of the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon from the Soviet Luna 9 lander in February 1966. Luna 9 made the first survivable landing on the moon and snapped the first photos from its surface." | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1966 Events montage 16-grid version | Commons | ||
