Luna 3

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Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 that became the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Luna 3 photographs of far side of the Moon	1

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Luna 2 → followedBy → Luna 3 ⓘ

R-7 Semyorka rocket → launchOf → Luna 3 ⓘ

subject surface form: R-7 Semyorka

Soviet space program → launched → Luna 3 ⓘ

Gagarin crater on the Moon → mappingMissions → Luna 3 ⓘ

subject surface form: Gagarin crater

Luna program launch vehicles → notableMission → Luna 3 ⓘ

Space Race → significantEvent → Luna 3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Luna 3 photographs of far side of the Moon