Luna 16: The Mission That (Finally) Could

Before there was a rover named Perseverance, there was a series of missions that earned that name in their own right.

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https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/luna/
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-companies-to-develop-human-landers-for-artemis-moon-missions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivine#/media/File:Lunar_Olivine_Basalt_15555_from_Apollo_15_in_National_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Regolith#/media/File:AS11-40-5912_(21648742422).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-42_Moon_on_the_Earth%27s_atmosphere.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_programme#/media/File:Luna_Spacecraft_Sample_Collection.png
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