Luna 24
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Luna 24 was a Soviet lunar sample-return mission launched in 1976 that successfully collected and brought back soil from the Moon’s surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luna 24 canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet space probe
ⓘ
lunar sample-return mission ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| ascentStageFunction | returned lunar samples to Earth ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Luna spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Luna series of spacecraft
|
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destination | Moon ⓘ |
| drillCoreDepth | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | no subsequent Soviet lunar sample-return mission ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Luna programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet lunar exploration program
|
| landingDateOnMoon | 1976-08-18 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1976-08-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ
surface form:
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81
|
| launchVehicle |
Proton rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Proton-K rocket
|
| launchYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| lunarLandingBody | Moon ⓘ |
| lunarLandingSite | Mare Crisium ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar sample-return ⓘ |
| notableAs |
last Soviet mission to land on the Moon
ⓘ
last lunar sample-return mission of the 20th century ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 23 ⓘ |
| program | Luna programme ⓘ |
| returnCapsuleLandingCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| returnCapsuleLandingSiteOnEarth | Siberia ⓘ |
| returnedSampleMass |
0.17 kilograms
ⓘ
~170 grams ⓘ |
| returnedSamplesTo | Earth ⓘ |
| returnedSampleType |
lunar soil
ⓘ
regolith core ⓘ |
| sampleReturnDateToEarth | 1976-08-22 ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
analyze composition and structure of Mare Crisium regolith
ⓘ
collect subsurface lunar regolith core ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
Luna Ye-8 series
ⓘ
surface form:
Ye-8-5M
|
| spacecraftConfiguration | descent stage plus ascent stage ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | lander with ascent stage ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| targetRegionOnMoon | eastern Mare Crisium ⓘ |
| usedDrill | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
lunar geology research
ⓘ
study of lunar regolith layering ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.