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impact site
Close ✕Luna 2 impact site
The first human-made object to reach another world, on 14 September 1959. It arrived at speed and did not survive. Located in Palus Putredinis, near Autolycus and Archimedes.
29.1, 0.0 · approximate · Lunar exploration record
Reached by
- Luna 2 · 1959 · Soviet Union · Impactor
Connections
- is travelled to of Luna 2 — Luna 2 reached this position, and the position is published.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates