What is Lunokhod 1?
[[File:Soviet moonrover.JPG|thumb|A model of Lunokhod 1]] '''Lunokhod 1''' was a lunar [[Rover (space exploration)|rover]] made by the [[Soviet Union]]. It was part of the [[Lunokhod programme]]. It was the first man made rover (vehicle) to land on another [[planet]]. It landed on the [[Moon]] on November 17, 1970.<ref name=pf>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/soviet-moon-rover-lunokhod-1-found-after-40-years-in-lunar-wilderness/story-e6frfro0-1225862092468 |title=Soviet moon rover Lunokhod 1 found after 40 years in lunar wilderness |first=Peter |last=Farquhar |work=news.com.au |date=May 4, 2010 |accessdate=6 October 2011 |archive-date=5 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105032357/http://www.news.com.au/technology/soviet-moon-rover-lunokhod-1-found-after-40-years-in-lunar-wilderness/story-e6frfro0-1225862092468 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It drove around on the Moon for nearly a year, collecting information about the soil and landscape.<ref name=pf/> The Lunokhod had only two speeds, 1 [[km/h]] or 2&nbsp;km/h.<ref name=as>{{cite web |url= http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lunokhod.htm |title=Lunokhod |first= |last=|work=astronautix.com |year=2011 |accessdate=6 October 2011}}</ref> It had four TV [[camera]]s and was controlled by a five person team on [[Earth]].<ref name=as/> It was lost for almost 40 years, but the space rocket which delivered the rover to the Moon was found in photos taken by the [[NASA]] [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter]].<ref name=pf/> Scientists were then able to follow the rover's tracks and found the rover about 10 [[km]] away. They can now send laser beams to a reflector on the rover which will send them back to Earth. This will help them with measurements to find the exact centre of the Moon.<ref name=pf/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Soviet spacecraft]] [[Category:Moon]] [[Category:Planetary rovers]] [[Category:1970s in spaceflight]]