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Dictionary: Lu·na (lū'nə) pronunciation

n. Roman Mythology
The goddess of the moon.

[Latin Lūna, from lūna, moon.]

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Any of a series of unmanned Soviet lunar probes, launched between 1959 and 1976, responsible for various lunar "firsts." Luna 2 (1959) was the first spacecraft to strike the Moon; Luna 3 (1959) was the first to circle the Moon and took the first photographs of its far side. Luna 9 (1966) made the first successful lunar soft landing. Luna 16 (1970) was the first unmanned spacecraft to carry lunar soil samples back to Earth. Luna 17 (1970) soft-landed a robot vehicle for exploration; it also contained television equipment and sent live pictures of several miles of the Moon's surface. See also Pioneer; Ranger; Surveyor.

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One of two successful series of Soviet lunar missions. There were 24 missions to the Moon in the Luna series. (The other series, Zond, had 5 lunar missions.) The first image of the farside of the Moon was taken by the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft in October, 1959.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

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