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commenced the main descent, and shortly before its controlled impact ejected the lander capsule.The lander had a mass of 99 kg and consisted of a spheroid Automatic Lunar Station (ALS) capsule measuring 58 cm. It used a landing bag to survive the impact speed of over 54 km/h. It was a hermetically sealed container with radio equipment, a program timing device, heat control systems, scientific apparatus, power sources, and

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