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Lunokhod Lunokhod (loo -nŏ-kod, -hod) An eight-wheeled Soviet robotic lunar roving vehicle, soft-landed on the Moon by Lunas 17 and 21. Lunokhod 1 was equipped with a laser reflector for lunar-ranging experiments; it was active in Mare Imbrium for 10 months during which time it completed a 10-km traverse, performing photographic tasks, magnetic field measurements, and chemical (X-ray) and cosmic-ray analyses. Lunokhod 2 traveled 37 km in four months in the vicinity of Le Monnier crater on the borders of Mare Serenitatis. See also Lunar Roving Vehicle. |