Luna 21 Ye-8 lunar rover-delivery lander spacecraft family
Luna 21 was the Soviet Union’s 1973 lunar lander that delivered the Lunokhod 2 rover to Le Monnier crater on the Moon.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 21Lunik 21Luna 21 landerLuna 21 rover carrier
- Family Name
- Luna 21
- Full Name
- Luna 21 Ye-8 lunar rover-delivery lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 21 was the Soviet Union’s 1973 lunar lander that delivered the Lunokhod 2 rover to Le Monnier crater on the Moon.
- First Flight Year
- 1,973
- Last Flight Year
- 1,973
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:09:07 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:09:07 UTC