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Luna 16

Space mission
Luna 16 was an uncrewed 1970 space mission, part of the Soviet Luna program. It was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth. The 101 grams sample was returned from Mare Fecunditatis. Wikipedia
Dates: Sep 12, 1970 – Sep 24, 1970
Landing mass: 1,880 kg (4,140 lb)
Mission duration: 12 days
Reference system: Selenocentric
Rocket: Proton-K/D
Sample mass: 101 grams (3.6 oz)