APPSC Miscellaneous-2023 While Luna 2 was the first to impact the Moon, Luna 9, also a Soviet mission (1966), was the first to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface and transmit data from there. The question asks which was the first unmanned spacecraft to "land" which can refer to either impact or soft landing; among the options provided, Luna 2 is the earliest mission to reach the surface.
Which was the first unmanned spacecraft to land on the moon?
Asked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2018 · Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysics Basics (Planetary Science: Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets)
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