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| Launched on 22 October 1966 and in lunar orbit on 25 October 1966, Luna 12's primary mission was to photograph the lunar surface and it took about 1,100 pictures including images of the Sea of Rains and the area surrounding the crater Aristarchus. The mission was terminated on January 19, 1967 after 602 orbits. |
1966-10-25 USSR Luna 12
