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SOVIET LUNA 16 LUNAR PROBE MODEL THE SPACECRAFT THAT RETURNED USSR'S FIRST LUNAR SAMPLES. Model in resin and metal, image 1
SOVIET LUNA 16 LUNAR PROBE MODEL THE SPACECRAFT THAT RETURNED USSR'S FIRST LUNAR SAMPLES. Model in resin and metal, image 2
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SOVIET LUNA 16 LUNAR PROBE MODEL
THE SPACECRAFT THAT RETURNED USSR'S FIRST LUNAR SAMPLES.
Model in resin and metal,

12 – 21 July 2021, 16:00 PDT
Los Angeles

US$8,000 - US$12,000

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SOVIET LUNA 16 LUNAR PROBE MODEL

THE SPACECRAFT THAT RETURNED USSR'S FIRST LUNAR SAMPLES.
Model in resin and metal, on painted wood base with plaque reading "Luna 16 Robotic Probe - Lavochkin Research and Production Association Design Bureau." Height: 14-3/8 inches (365 mm); base 16-3/8 x 16-1/2 inches (416 x 419 mm). 1:10 scale.

Luna 16 was the first robotic lunar lander to collect a sample of lunar soil and return it to earth. It was launched September 12, 1970, after NASA's Apollo 11 and 12 missions, and the return capsule landed on Earth with 101 grams of Lunar soil on September 24th.

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