<P> First man - made object to soft land on the Moon, or any other extra terrestrial surface . </P> <P> First mission to photograph the far side of the Moon, launched in 1959 . </P> <P> First robotic sample return probe from the Moon . </P> <P> First rover on Moon . It was sent to the Moon on November 10, 1970 . </P>

What are some other names for more sophisticated probes