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Luna 24

Lunar Lander

Luna 24 was a robotic probe of the Soviet Union Luna programme and the twenty fourth mission of the Luna series of spacecraft. It was the third Soviet mission to return lunar soil samples to Earth, landing in Mare Crisium and bringing back about 170.1 grams of lunar material on August 22, 1976.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Lunar sample return 2
Launch Date
1976-08-09 3
Status
Status (category)
Mission Complete / Ended 1
Connections

Mission Of

Luna Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Luna 24

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Luna 24
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

NPO Lavochkin

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Luna 24 (Wikipedia)
The mission returned 170.1 g (6.00 oz) of lunar samples to the Earth on 22 August 1976View the Source
2. Wikipedia: Luna 24
  • Infobox, mission_type
    Lunar sample return
  • In Group: Luna Programme Lunar Landers, lead sentence: robotic probe of the Soviet Union's Luna programme, third Soviet lunar sample-return mission
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Infobox, operator (operator)
  • Part Of: Luna Program, Lead paragraph, part-of
    Luna 24 was a robotic probe of the Soviet Union's Luna programme.
  • Mission Of: Luna Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
    Luna 24 was a robotic probe of the Soviet Union's Luna programme.
View the Source
3. Wikidata: Luna 24
Wikidata Q657771, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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