Russian Lunar exploration JAPANESE

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 Russia launched 24 lunar explorer "Luna". Russia also launched Zond lunar exploraer series.
Luna 1

Luna 1 was launched on 2 Jan. 1959 as 4th USSR satellite.
 Left:Midcourse to the Moon
 Right:Earth orbit of Luna 1

(USSR, 1959, SC#2187-88)
Luna 3

Luna 3 was launched on 4 Oct. 1959 as 6th USSR satellite.



(USSR, 1959,SC#2259)
Luna 3

Luna 3 landed on the Moon.

Left:Trajectory
Right:Earth and Moon

(USSR, 1959, SC#2266-67)
Luna 3

Luna 3 landed on the Moon.

Left:Luna 1

Right:Map of far side of the Moon

(USSR, 1959, SC#2309-10)
Luna 4

Luna 4 was launched on 2 Apr. 1963.
It tried to land on the Moon, but failed.

(Romania,1963, SC#C135)
Scientific satellite Zond 3

Zond 3 was launched on 18 July 1965

(Romania, 1965, SC#1803)
Luna 9

Luna 9 was launched on 31 Jan. 1966.
It succeeded to land on the Moon softly, and sent Photpgraphs of Moon Surface

(Romania, 1966, SC#1847)
TrajectoryLuna 10

 

(USSR, 1966, SC#3274)
Moon landing of Luna 9

 

(USSR, 1966, SC#3274)
Luna 9

 
 

(Central Africa, 1966, SC#C37)
Luna 10

Luna 10 was launched on 31 Mar. 1966.


(USSR, 1966, SC#3225)
Moon landing of Luna 11

Luna 11 was launched on 24 Aug. 1966.


(USSR, 1966, SC#3289)
Moon lover Lunohod 1

 Lunohod 1Luna 21 dropped on the Moon by Luna 17.


(USSR, 1971, SC#3837)
Luna 21

(USSR, 1973, SC#4073a)
Moon lover Lunohod 2

 Luna 21 dropped Lunohod 2 on the Moon.

(USSR, 1973, SC#4073b)
Luna 24

Luna 24 was launched on 9 Aug. 1976 as final of Luna series.

(USSR, 1966, SC#4531)

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