ocr: The first lunar landings Betore the first probes landed there, scientists knew little about the Moon. The first space probes were the Luna probes from the Soviet Union. These took pictures and measurements of the Moon before. crashing into its sutace. AERIAL CAMERA Luna 9 In 1966, Luna 9 was the first spacecratt to achieve a soft-landing on the moon - one gentle enough not to destroy the probe. After its four leaf like doors had opened, Luna 9's cameras sent back the first pictures trom the Moon's surface. Betore the American rocket, Apollo 11, landed on the Moon 1n 1969, the lunar surface had ...
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