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Lunokhod 2

루노호트 2호

Lunokhod 2
Photo: de:Benutzer:HPH, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

The Soviet Union’s second remote-controlled rover (1973). It drove about 39 km — the farthest any wheeled rover had driven on another world, until Mars rover Opportunity passed it in 2014.

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At a glance

Where
Near Le Monnier crater
📅 Landed
1973-01-15
🚀 Sent by
Soviet Union
🛞 Distance driven
about 39 km
Coordinates
0.00°N 0.00°E
Kind
Landing sites

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Updated: 2026-11-02