Monday, October 6, 2008

Oct. 7, 1959: Luna 3's Images From the Dark Side


Though taken Oct. 7, 1959, the first image of the far side of the moon was not transmitted back to Earth until 11 days later.

The space probe Luna 3 takes the first photographs of the dark side of the moon. The radio-controlled Luna 3 was part of the Soviet Union's highly successful lunar program, which completed 20 missions to the moon between January 1959 and October 1970.

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