Spacecraft that touch down on the lunar surface and operate from a fixed location, with no roving component launched as part of the same craft. Belongs here: any stationary Moon-landing mission. Does not belong here: a lunar mission that also roves, grouped under Lunar Rover.
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1. Wikipedia: Luna 9
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On 3 February 1966, the Luna 9 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon and return imagery from its surface.
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