Luna 20
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Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions. It was flown as part of the Luna program as a robotic competitor to the six successful Apollo lunar sample return missio
Model of the Luna sample return lander with soil sample scoop – the ascent stage is the smaller cylinder with spherical Earth-return capsule on top.
Luna 16
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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 ret
Luna 20
…on the Moon in a mountainous area known as the Terra Apollonius (or Apollonius highlands) near Mare Fecunditatis (Sea of Fertility), 120 km from where Luna 16 had landed. While on the lunar surface, the panoramic television system was operated. Lunar samples were obtained by means of an extendable drilling…
Luna 16
Luna 16 at the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
Luna 16 at the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics
The Soviet Union 1970 CPA 3951 stamp