Luna 18 spacecraft

Sample-return attempt failed during descent/landing; spacecraft crashed.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Luna 18

Role

sample-return lander/impactor

Operator

Soviet space program

Nation

USSR

Launched (UTC)

1971-09-02

Reached Moon (UTC)

1971-09-11

Event type

sample-return/impactor

Outcome

failure

Site

Mare Fecunditatis region; exact coordinates not_found_yet

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

crashed/on lunar surface

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:high

Primary source