The Lunar 2

The Lunar 2

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The first artificial object to collide with another astronomical body was the Lunar 2.

On Monday, September 14, 1959, Luna 2 impacted the Moon

Making it the first human-made object to contact another celestial body.

Luna 2 was the sixth spacecraft of the Soviet Union's

It carried five types of instruments to conduct experiments on the Moon.

It carried five types of instruments to conduct experiments on the Moon.

Launching on September 12,

The day before Luna 2 landed, it released a sodium vapour cloud