Luna 16

GPTKB entity

Statements (123)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Moon
gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:collaborations international lunar research
gptkbp:community lunar scientists
provided samples to
gptkbp:community_impact influenced lunar exploration
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:crew uncrewed
gptkbp:data_return scientific data
September 12, 1970
lunar soil sample
101 grams of lunar soil
gptkbp:data_transmission gptkb:Telehealth_Services
gptkbp:date September 24, 1970
1970-09-24
gptkbp:distribution shared with international scientists
gptkbp:first_robotic_mission to return lunar soil samples
gptkbp:first_robotic_mission_to_return lunar soil samples to Earth
gptkbp:has_achieved first robotic mission to return lunar soil
gptkbp:historical_legacy contributed to lunar geology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luna 16
gptkbp:impact inspired future missions
enhanced understanding of lunar geology
gptkbp:is_explored_in successful
influenced future lunar missions
gptkbp:landing_distance gptkb:the_Sea_of_Fertility
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Mare_Fecunditatis
1970-09-20
September 24, 1970
gptkbp:launch_date 1970-09-12
September 12, 1970
10:00 UTC
gptkbp:launch_event successful launch
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz_spacecraft
gptkb:Proton-K
gptkb:Soyuz_7_K-L1
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Soviet_Union
September 12, 1970
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future lunar exploration
gptkbp:mass 5,700 kg
101 grams
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Luna_program
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Moscow
gptkb:first_automated_sample_return_from_the_Moon
classified
completed
successful
geological studies
estimated at $100 million
sample collection and return
gptkbp:mission_duration 8 days
planned and executed
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Mars_Rover
sample return
gptkbp:movement Earth return trajectory
gptkbp:notable_achievement first robotic mission to return lunar soil samples
gptkbp:notable_mission pioneering lunar exploration
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:1970
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:orbit_insertion achieved
gptkbp:orbit_type lunar orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude achieved
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Luna_15
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Luna_20
gptkbp:publications published research papers
numerous studies published
gptkbp:recovery_method Luna 16 sample return capsule
gptkbp:research lunar surface composition
gptkbp:sample_analysis_method petrographic analysis
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_design spherical shape
engineered for lunar conditions
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_design_features aerodynamic shape
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_features gptkb:shield
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_landing soft landing on Earth
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_launch launched with spacecraft
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_launch_date 1970-09-12
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_mission_duration 8 days
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_mission_status completed
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_recovery landed in Soviet Union
recovered in Kazakhstan
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_recovery_date 1970-09-24
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_recovery_location gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:sample_return_capsule_weight lightweight design
approximately 1,000 kg
gptkbp:sample_weight 101 grams
gptkbp:sampled_in gptkb:missions
drilling
regolith
lunar regolith
conducted on Earth
performed on Earth
capsule descent
lunar soil
return capsule
Lunar soil
automated drill
gptkbp:samples_returned 101 grams
gptkbp:scientific_goals yes
study lunar geology
collect lunar soil samples
gptkbp:scientific_instruments spectrometers
drilling device
gptkbp:significance first robotic mission to return lunar soil samples
first robotic sample return mission
first robotic mission to return lunar samples
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Luna
gptkbp:storage vacuum sealed
Earth-based facilities
maintained in controlled conditions
return capsule storage
gptkbp:success first robotic mission to return lunar soil samples to Earth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Luna_20
gptkbp:total_samples_returned gptkb:1
gptkbp:type sample return
gptkbp:was_the_first_robotic_mission_to_return_lunar_soil_samples September 12, 1970
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3