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§ Historical recordLunokhod 1 rover
First robotic rover to operate on another world.
- Coordinates
- 38.315, -35.00810000000001 (positive-east)
- Era
- A (1959-1976)
- Parent mission
- Luna 17
- Role
- rover
- Operator
- Soviet space program
- Nation
- USSR
- Launched (UTC)
- 1970-11-10
- Reached Moon (UTC)
- 1970-11-17 03:47:00
- Event type
- rover
- Outcome
- success
- Site
- Mare Imbrium
- Left on surface
- rover on surface
- Returned material
- none
- Current status
- on lunar surface
- Operational status (derived)
- inactive
- Source grade
- primary
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