Multiple choice

Lunik II was the

  1. first space vehicle to sample moon’s crust

  2. first space vehicle to softland on moon

  3. first rocket to reach moon

  4. first robot to reach moon

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Luna 2 (Lunik II) was the first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon, impacting it in 1959. It was not a soft-lander or a robot in the modern sense.