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	Luna 16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		"Lunik 16" NSSDC ID: 1970-072A Description: Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth and represented the first lunar sample return mission by the Soviet Union and the third overall, following the Apollo 11 and 12 missions.
		The spacecraft descent stage was equipped with a television camera, radiation and temperature monitors, telecommunications equipment, and an extendable arm with a drilling rig for the collection of a lunar soil sample.
		The Luna 16 automatic station was launched toward the Moon from a preliminary Earth orbit and after one mid-course correction on 13 September it entered a circular 111 km lunar orbit on 17
	lunar.arc.nasa.gov /history/timeline/info/luna1601.htm (272 words)

	Luna 16 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth and represented the first lunar sample return mission by the Soviet Union and the third overall, following the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 missions.
		The Luna 16 automatic station was launched toward the Moon from a preliminary Earth orbit and after one mid-course correction on 13 September it entered a circular 111 km with 70° inclination lunar orbit on September 17, 1970.
		Luna 16 was a landmark success for the Soviets in their deep space exploration program; the mission accomplished the first fully automatic recovery of soil samples from the surface of the Moon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luna_16 (699 words)

	Luna
		Lunas were the first manmade objects to attain of escape velocity; to impact on the moon; to photograph the far side of the moon; to soft land on the moon; to retrieve and return lunar surface samples to the earth; and to deploy a lunar rover on the moon's surface.
		Luna 12 was launched towards the Moon from an earth-orbiting platform and achieved a lunar orbit of of 100 km x 1740 km on October 25, 1966.
		Luna 17 was launched from an earth parking orbit towards the Moon and entered lunar orbit on November 15, 1970.
	www.astronautix.com /project/luna.htm (5495 words)

	Luna 16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		After 26 hours and 25 minutes on the lunar surface, the ascent stage, with the her- metically sealed soil sample container, lifted off from the Moon carrying 101 grams of collected material at 07:43 UT on 21 September.
		The lower stage of Luna 16 remained on the lunar surface and continued transmission of lunar temperature and radiation data.
		The Luna 16 re-entry capsule returned directly to Earth without any mid-course corrections, made a ballistic ntry into the Earth's atmosphere on 24 September and deployed parachutes.
	lunar.arc.nasa.gov /history/timeline/info/luna1602.htm (360 words)

	Luna 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The dramatic first pictures of the unseen far side of the moon were sent to earth by the Soviet Union spacecraft, Luna 3, in October 1959.
		Luna 3 (E-3 series) was the third spacecraft sent successfully to the moon and was a early triumph in the human exploration of outer space.
		As Luna 3 drew closer to earth a total of 17 viewable but poor quality photographs were transmitted by October 18.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luna_3 (1227 words)

	The Universe Today - Special Report: Luna 16
		On September 12, 1970, the Soviet Union launched Luna 16 to Earth's moon in what would become the first successful return of lunar regolith by an automated probe: 101 grams from the Sea of Fertility.
		Luna 16 made the first night landing on Luna, some sixty hours after sun "set".
		Since it is claimed that Luna 16 returned excellent images from the lunar surface (but were not shown outside of the USSR), how were they able to show the landing site?
	www.universetoday.com /html/special/luna16.html (390 words)

	NSSDC Master Catalog Display: Spacecraft
		Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth and represented the first lunar sample return mission by the Soviet Union and the third overall, following the Apollo 11 and 12 missions.
		The Luna 16 automatic station was launched toward the Moon from a preliminary Earth orbit and after one mid-course correction on 13 September it entered a circular 111 km lunar orbit on 17 September 1970.
		The Luna 16 re-entry capsule returned directly to Earth without any mid-course corrections, made a ballistic entry into the Earth's atmosphere on 24 September and deployed parachutes.
	nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov /database/MasterCatalog?sc=1970-072A (568 words)

	Sondas Espaciales - Sondas del Pasado
		Luna 14 fue otro orbitador lunar soviético similar a Luna 10 y Luna 12.
		Luna 1964A - Luna 1964B - Zond 1964A
		Luna 1969B y C - Luna 15 - Cosmos 300 y 305 - 1970A - Luna 16
	www.sondasespaciales.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=110&Itemid=70 (599 words)

	Luna 16 - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Luna 16 - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		On April 16, 1972, astronauts Young, Charles Moss Duke, Jr., and Thomas Kenneth (Ken) Mattingly were launched on the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon,...
		A short hiatus followed bombardment, whereupon there was uprise of basaltic magma into most of the near-side basins, giving rise to the lunar maria....
	au.encarta.msn.com /Luna_16.html (112 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Luna 16
		Luna 16 was initially launched into Earth orbit by a Soviet Proton rocket.
		Then, under its own steam, it entered lunar orbit on 17 September 1970 and soft-landed on the Moon three days later.
		The samples from this mission are still of vital importance, as scientists use them to investigate the Moon's surface, interior and formation.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/space/exploration/missiontimeline/luna16.shtml (231 words)

	Archivio attività ALPA
		19 agosto: osservazione del sorgere delle Luna Piena (dal CVPM, Marina di Ravenna, Sardegna)
		30 agosto: Osservazione della Luna a "Cable Johnson"
		03 Novembre: Osservazione della Luna a Villa Serena
	www.alparavenna.it /ArchivioIniziative/Archivio.htm (170 words)

	Luna Missions
		The Luna Program was one of two lunar exploration programs conducted by the Soviet Union.
		This was a very long-running program, with the first mission flying in 1959 and the last flying in 1976.
		The Luna missions were designed to collect information about the Moon and its environment, not only for scientific purposes but also to be used in the planning of future lunar missions including manned missions to the Moon.
	www.lpi.usra.edu /expmoon/luna/luna.html (289 words)

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