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Long lost Lunokhod 1 rover found on Moon
William Atkins
Tuesday, 04 May 2010 03:13
The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has reestablished contact with the long-lost Soviet robot Lunokhod 1. After nearly forty years without a signal between it and Earth, the Lunokhod 1 lunar rover is once again helping humans learn more about the Moon.
The Soviet rover was delivered to the Moon by the Soviet Luna 17 spacecraft. It is considered the first remote-controlled rover to land on another celestial body.
In the Russian language, Lunokhod means 'moon walker.' Two Lunokhod vehicles landed on the Moon, Lunokhod 1 and Lunokhod 2.
During its ongoing operations on the Moon, which lasted for about 322 Earth, the Lunokhod 1 rover moved traveled 10,540 meters (about 6.5 miles), while taking about 20,000 television images and 206 high-resolution panoramas of the lunar surface.
The last communications with the Lunokhod 1 rover occurred on September 14, 1971. After many years, the exact location of the rover became muddled. Scientists just didn't know where it was located on the Moon.
Sscientists with the Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation (APOLLO), at the University of California at San Diego (UC-SD), tried using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to determine its exact location.
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