Scientists believe they’ve found the first ever successful lunar lander after 60 years

Lunar 9 was the first spacecraft to land safely on the surface of the moon. This was one of the pictures it sent back – a close up image of the Oceanus Procellarum, or the Ocean of Storms (Picture: Cover Media)

Scientists believe they have found the landing site of Luna 9, the first human-made object to successfully touch down on the Moon.  

The mission was a historic breakthrough in space exploration, proving that a spacecraft could land on the lunar surface and send data back to Earth.