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| | To the Moon: Our Journeys to Luna (and Back) - A Timeline of Lunar Exploration |
 | | First Manmade object to touch the Moon: The USSR's Luna 2 impacted the Moon at roughly 6,500 mph on Sep 13th, 1959. |
 | | It carried radio equipment and Russian Emblems and Ribbons, which were explosively dispersed across the Lunar surface on impact. |
 | | Luna 3 carried a camera, 40 frames of 35mm film, several lenses, a film-developing apparatus, an electronic scanner and image transmitter. |
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