Luna 17 / Lunokhod 1

38.320° -35.000° · Mare Imbrium

First wheeled rover on another celestial body.

Trajectory

Direct trajectory and powered landing in Mare Imbrium, delivering Lunokhod 1, the first wheeled rover on another world. The 8-wheeled, solar-powered rover was teleoperated from Earth across 322 days of operation, traversing 10.5 km and surviving multiple lunar nights with a polonium-210 heater.

Source: Roscosmos / Wikipedia Commons

Details

Operator: Lavochkin
Country: Soviet Union
Era: soviet
Duration: 10.7 months