Luna 20

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:collaboration limited
gptkbp:community contributed to lunar science
gptkbp:crew uncrewed
gptkbp:data_return automated return capsule
gptkbp:data_transmission gptkb:Telehealth_Services
scientific data
gptkbp:distance over 1 million km
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:first_automated_sample_return_from_the_Moon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luna 20
gptkbp:impact influenced lunar exploration
gptkbp:landing_distance soft landing
the Moon's highlands
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Mare_Crisium
1972-02-21
gptkbp:launch_date 1972-02-14
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz_7_K-L1
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Soviet_Union
February 14, 1972
gptkbp:legacy part of the Soviet Luna program
gptkbp:mass 55 grams
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Moscow
completed
conduct scientific experiments
successful sample return
collect lunar samples
sample analysis in laboratories
gptkbp:mission_duration 8 days
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Mars_Rover
sample return
gptkbp:notable_achievement returned lunar soil samples to Earth
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Luna_24
gptkb:Luna_16
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:orbital_period 2 hours 5 minutes
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Luna_16
gptkbp:publications numerous papers published
gptkbp:return_capsule_mass 1,500 kg
gptkbp:sampled_in gptkb:missions
regolith
Lunar soil and rock samples
petrographic analysis
lunar rocks
isotopic analysis
chemical composition study
mineralogical study
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:magnetometer
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
gamma-ray spectrometer
gptkbp:significance study of lunar geology
understanding lunar formation
comparison with Earth materials
gptkbp:storage returned to Earth for analysis
gptkbp:success returned lunar soil samples to Earth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Luna_24
gptkbp:type sample return
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roscosmos
gptkb:Luna_24
gptkb:Luna_16
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4