Noun
lunokhod (plural lunokhods)
One of the Soviet robotic lunar rovers.
According to a NASA press release, APOLLO researcher Tom Murphy said, "We got about 2,000 photons from Lunokhod 1 on our first try. Source: Internet
During its 322 Earth days of operations, Lunokhod travelled 10,540 metres (6.55 miles) and returned more than 20,000 TV images and 206 high-resolution panoramas. Source: Internet
Current location LRO image from 2010 The final location of Lunokhod 1 was uncertain until 2010, as lunar laser ranging experiments had failed to detect a return signal from it since 1971. Source: Internet
Landing and surface operations A panorama shot from Lunokhod 1 The spacecraft soft-landed on the Moon in the Sea of Rains on November 17 at 03:47 UTC. Source: Internet
Lunokhod 1 (vehicle 8ЕЛ№203) was the first of two unmanned lunar rovers successfully landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program. Source: Internet
Lunokhod 2 continues to be detected by lunar laser ranging experiments and its position is known to sub-meter accuracy. Source: Internet