Credit & Copyright: Soviet Lunar Program
Explanation:
On November 17, 1970 the Soviet
Luna 17
spacecraft landed the first
roving remote-controlled robot on the
Moon. Known as Lunokhod 1, it
weighed just under 2,000 pounds and was designed to operate for 90 days
while guided by a 5-person team on planet
Earth at the Deep Space Center near Moscow, USSR. Lunokhod 1
actually toured the lunar
Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) for 11 months in
one of the greatest successes of the
Soviet
lunar exploration program. The futuristic looking eight wheeler
is pictured here in an artist's conception atop its
landing module. Ramps extend from both sides of the
spacecraft allowing the rover to choose an alternative route to
the surface if one side is blocked by boulders.
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