Lunokhod 2 was the second of two uncrewed lunar rovers that landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod programme.
Model of Lunokhod 2 rover
Detail of Lunokhod's wheels
Scheme of Lunokhod mission
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of Lunokhod 2 and its tracks. The large white arrow indicates the rover, the smaller white arrows indicate the rover's tracks, and the black arrow indicates the crater where it picked up its fatal load of lunar dust.
Lunokhod 1, also known as Device 8EL No. 203 was the first robotic rover on the Moon and the first to freely move across the surface of an astronomical object beyond the Earth. Sent by the Soviet Unio
Lunokhod 2
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Model of a Soviet Lunokhod program rover
Leonid crater, the final stop of the rover, is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
Luna 17 lander with ramp, encircled by Lunokhod-1's tracks