\<COLOUR 1> LANDED: \<COLOUR 0> September 20, 1970
\<COLOUR 1> RETURN TO EARTH: \<COLOUR 0> September 24, 1970
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USSR
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> The first successful lunar sample return mission; a scoop on the lower stage of the Luna delivers soil to the upper stage, which returns with it to Earth; returns 101 grams of soil from Mare Fecunditatis (Sea of Fertility).