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On January 8, 1973, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 21 mission to land a rover on the moon. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/MWQNq5 This was the second time that the Soviet Union put a rover on the moon,and it was the 13th successful lunar landing of the Luna program. Like the other Luna missions, Luna 21 was an uncrewed, robotic spacecraft. It launched on a Proton rocket and touched down in the Le Monnier crater one week later. About three hours after landing, it deplo