In what year did the first human-made object make contact with the Moon's surface?

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1959

The Soviet Union's Luna 2 probe became the first human-made object to reach the Moon when it impacted the surface in September 1959. This mission provided the first direct measurements of solar wind and proved that the Moon lacked a significant magnetic field. It achieved this feat a full decade before the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed humans on the lunar surface.

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