Luna 3
LocationSpace (lunar)
Year1959
SizeCylindrical probe
TypePlanetary probe
About Luna 3
Returned the first images of the far side of the Moon. Launched October 4, 1959, two years to the day after Sputnik 1. Photographed the far side on October 7. The film was developed on board and scanned for radio transmission. Revealed a far side with few dark maria.
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