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On this day - 17 November

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First robotic rover lands on the moon

Daily Mirror 17/11/1970

Lunokhod 1 landed on the moon on November 17th 1970. It was the first robotic rover to land on the moon and was launched by the Soviet Union. The Luna 17 spacecraft carried the rover to the moon.

Lunokhod 1 translates to Moonwalker 1 and the rover spent around 322 days exploring the surface of the planet and returning images to Earth.

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