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OCR: COLLECTING MOON ROCK Return THREE LUNA PROBES collected samples capsule from the Moon's surface in 1970, 1972, SAMPLING and 1976. After landing on the Moon, THE SURFACE the probes extended a mechanical arm Luna 16 spent over a day on the that drilled into the surface to extract Moon before the soil and rock. This was placed in capsule returned a capsule at the top of the to Earth with 100 g (4 oz) of spacecraft, which then returned lunar soil. the cargo of Moon rock to scientists on Earth. Mechanical arm Drill Footpad to support Luna 16