This day in space historyMissions & Spacecraft
On November 10, 1970, the Soviet Union launched Luna 17 toward the Moon. It carried Lunokhod 1, the first robotic rover on the Moon and the first to move freely across the surface of a world beyond Earth. The spacecraft soft-landed in the Sea of Rains on November 17.
Lunokhod 1 worked for 11 lunar days, which is about 321 Earth days. It covered 10.54 km of ground. Its operations officially ended on October 4, 1971. It had been designed to last three lunar days, about three Earth months.
10.54 km
Distance Lunokhod 1 drove on the Moon
Source: Wikipedia: Lunokhod 1