• A motorized toy with cone-shaped antenna and six wheels.
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    Lunokhod 1 was a lunar vehicle formed of a tub-like compartment with a large convex lid on eight independently powered wheels. Lunokhod 1 was equipped with a cone-shaped antenna, a highly directional helical antenna, four television cameras, and special extendable devices to impact the lunar soil for density measurements and mechanical property tests. This is an example of a child's motorized toy that popularized the success of the Soviet robotic missions.

  • A motorized toy with cone-shaped antenna and six wheels.

Created:

January 28, 2018

Photographer:

Mark Avino

ID#:

NASM2018-00194

Source:

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Owner:

Smithsonian Institution

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Public Domain

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