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What was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth?

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What was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth?
posted Mar 1, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Luna 16
The unmanned Luna 16, launched on 12 September 1970, was the first lunar sample return mission by the Soviet Union (though it was after Apollo 11 had landed the first humans on the Moon in July 1969.

answer Mar 2, 2023 by Tapesh Kulkarni
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