A mock-up of the Luna-9 Soviet automatic inter-planetary probe for studying the Moon and outer space on display at the Kosmos (Space) Pavilion of the All-Union Exhibition of Economic Achievements. On February 3, 1966, the Luna-9 Soviet automatic inter-planetary probe soft-landed on the Moon's surface for the first time in he history of space exploration and transmitted the first-ever panoramic photos of the lunar surface to Earth. The probe operated on the Moon for 75 hours.
- Categories: Science & Technology, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 01.08.1967
- Date published: 20.09.2021
- Author: Alexander Mokletsov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: A67-19933-A, 6x9 film
- Media: JPEG, 3543x5766px, 11Mb