NASA completed a successful mission to map the Moon’s gravity field.
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A blue moon and a lunar eclipse occurred on the same day.
The USSR's uncrewed Luna 20 lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon.
NASA's Apollo 14 mission landed on the Moon.
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus recorded his first observation after witnessing a moon eclipse with a distant star.
The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
