Luna 16
Luna 16 was an uncrewed 1970 space mission, part of the Soviet Luna program. It was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth. The 101 grams sample was returned from Mare Fecunditatis.
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Which happened first?
- Luna 16 happened 5 years before Viking 1
- Luna 16 happened 5 years before Viking 2
- Luna 16 happened 6 years after Zond 2
- Luna 16 happened 9 years after Korabl-Sputnik 4
- Luna 16 happened 9 years after Tyazhely Sputnik
Timeline
- Korabl-Sputnik 4March 9, 1961
- Tyazhely SputnikFebruary 4, 1961
- Zond 2November 30, 1964
- Luna 16 (this page)September 12, 1970
- Viking 1August 20, 1975
- Viking 2September 9, 1975
