The Lunar 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Launching on September 12,

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

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