Luna 24
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Luna 24 was a Soviet lunar sample-return mission launched in 1976 that successfully collected and brought back soil from the Moon’s surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luna 24 canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2780021 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Luna 24 Context triple: [Luna program launch vehicles, notableMission, Luna 24]
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A.
Luna 20
Luna 20 was a Soviet robotic lunar sample-return mission that successfully collected and returned soil from the Moon’s surface in 1972.
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B.
Luna 16
Luna 16 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft that achieved the first successful uncrewed lunar sample return mission from the Moon to Earth in 1970.
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C.
Luna 17
Luna 17 was a Soviet lunar mission launched in 1970 that successfully delivered the Lunokhod 1 rover to the Moon, achieving the first remote-controlled rover operation on another celestial body.
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D.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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E.
Luna 9
Luna 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon and transmitted the first close-up images of the lunar surface in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Luna 24 Target entity description: Luna 24 was a Soviet lunar sample-return mission launched in 1976 that successfully collected and brought back soil from the Moon’s surface.
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A.
Luna 20
Luna 20 was a Soviet robotic lunar sample-return mission that successfully collected and returned soil from the Moon’s surface in 1972.
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B.
Luna 16
Luna 16 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft that achieved the first successful uncrewed lunar sample return mission from the Moon to Earth in 1970.
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C.
Luna 17
Luna 17 was a Soviet lunar mission launched in 1970 that successfully delivered the Lunokhod 1 rover to the Moon, achieving the first remote-controlled rover operation on another celestial body.
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D.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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E.
Luna 9
Luna 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon and transmitted the first close-up images of the lunar surface in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet space probe
ⓘ
lunar sample-return mission ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| ascentStageFunction | returned lunar samples to Earth ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Luna series of spacecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Luna spacecraft
|
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destination | Moon ⓘ |
| drillCoreDepth | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | no subsequent Soviet lunar sample-return mission ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Soviet lunar exploration program
ⓘ
linked to:
Luna programme
|
| landingDateOnMoon | 1976-08-18 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1976-08-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 ⓘ
linked to:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
|
| launchVehicle |
Proton-K rocket
ⓘ
linked to:
Proton rocket
|
| launchYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| lunarLandingBody | Moon ⓘ |
| lunarLandingSite | Mare Crisium ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar sample-return ⓘ |
| notableAs |
last Soviet mission to land on the Moon
ⓘ
last lunar sample-return mission of the 20th century ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 23 ⓘ |
| program | Luna programme ⓘ |
| returnCapsuleLandingCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| returnCapsuleLandingSiteOnEarth | Siberia ⓘ |
| returnedSampleMass |
0.17 kilograms
ⓘ
~170 grams ⓘ |
| returnedSamplesTo | Earth ⓘ |
| returnedSampleType |
lunar soil
ⓘ
regolith core ⓘ |
| sampleReturnDateToEarth | 1976-08-22 ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
analyze composition and structure of Mare Crisium regolith
ⓘ
collect subsurface lunar regolith core ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
Ye-8-5M
ⓘ
linked to:
Luna Ye-8 series
|
| spacecraftConfiguration | descent stage plus ascent stage ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | lander with ascent stage ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| targetRegionOnMoon | eastern Mare Crisium ⓘ |
| usedDrill | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
lunar geology research
ⓘ
study of lunar regolith layering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Luna 24 Description of subject: Luna 24 was a Soviet lunar sample-return mission launched in 1976 that successfully collected and brought back soil from the Moon’s surface.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.