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Lun-class ekranoplan

The Lun-class ekranoplan was a Soviet missile-carrying ground-effect vehicle that flew above the Caspian Sea; the sole craft entered service in 1990 and was withdrawn in 1991.

Luna (2010) is a Stefan Feld strategy board game for 1-4 players, published by Hall Games, in which players move novices across seven Holy Isles into a moon temple; Spiel des Jahres Recommended 2011, no dice or cards.

Luna (goddess)

Luna, the Roman goddess who personified the Moon itself, counterpart of Greek Selene, paired with Sol, worshiped at an Aventine temple (31 March anniversary) and a night-lit Palatine sanctuary as Noctiluca, shown in a two-horse biga.

Luna 1

Luna 1 was a Soviet lunar probe launched on 2 January 1959, intended to impact the Moon; it flew past instead and became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around the Sun.

Luna 16

Luna 16 was a Soviet robotic probe that in 1970 became the first spacecraft to automatically return lunar soil to Earth, landing in Mare Fecunditatis and delivering 101 grams.

Luna 2

Luna 2, also known as Lunik II, was a Soviet probe that became the first human-made object to reach the Moon, impacting it in 1959.

Luna 20

Luna 20 was a Soviet uncrewed lunar sample return mission launched in February 1972 that drilled soil from the lunar highlands and returned it to Earth.

Luna 24

Luna 24 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft that drilled a core sample from Mare Crisium on the Moon and returned it to Earth in August 1976, the last Soviet lunar mission.

Luna 25

Luna 25 (Луна-25), originally Luna-Glob, was a Russian robotic lunar lander launched in August 2023, Russia's first lunar mission since 1976, which crashed on the Moon.

Luna 27

Luna 27 (Луна-27) is a planned Russian lunar lander mission that will drill into the Moon's south polar regolith to study water ice, launching in 2029 and 2030.

Luna 28

Luna 28, also known as Luna-Grunt, is a planned Russian lunar sample return mission to collect polar regolith and water ice and return it to Earth.

Luna Abyss

Luna Abyss is a 2026 single-player story-driven first-person bullet hell action-adventure by Bonsai Collective/Kwalee Labs, starring prisoner Fawkes on a mimic moon; released May 21, 2026, Metacritic 80, team laid off weeks later.

Luna al-Shibl

Luna al-Shibl (لونا الشبل), born 1975 in Suweida, was a Syrian journalist, former Al Jazeera presenter, and media adviser and Special Adviser to Bashar al-Assad; US-sanctioned in 2020, she died in a disputed July 2024 car crash near Damascus.

Luna Blaise

Luna Blaise (born 2001) is an American actress and singer from Los Angeles, known as Nicole on Fresh Off the Boat, Olive Stone on Manifest, and Teresa Delgado in Jurassic World Rebirth.

Luna Fluxá

Luna Fluxá (Luna Fluxá Cross), Spanish karting champion born 2010 in Mallorca; first female Mercedes-AMG F1 junior (2022), 2021 IAME Euro X30 Mini and 2024 Champions of the Future Academy OK champion, racing Spanish F4 with Campos Racing in 2026.

Luna Fokke

Luna Noa Fokke (born 2001, Leidschendam) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder for SV Kampong and the Netherlands, Olympic gold medalist at Paris 2024, EuroHockey champion 2023 and 2025, and 2026 World Cup silver medalist.

Luna Innovations

Luna Innovations is an American fiber-optic technology company in Blacksburg, Virginia, founded in 1990 by Kent Murphy, known for distributed sensing systems that turn optical fiber into thousands of measurement points.

Luna Jordan

Luna Jordan (November 2000 – 13 May 2026) was a German actress from Berlin, daughter of Bettina Ratschew, known for Fuchs im Bau (Austrian Film Award 2022), Jenseits der Spree, and Dead Girls Dancing.

Sep 21, 2026

Luna Leopold

Luna Leopold (1915–2006) was an American hydrologist and geomorphologist, son of Aldo Leopold, who led the USGS Water Resources Division, taught at Berkeley, and turned river science quantitative.

Luna Linea

Luna Linea is a 220-km linea, an elongated dark or bright marking, on Pluto, centered at 19.88°N, 22.78°E. Approved by the IAU on April 11, 2023, it is named for the Soviet Luna lunar probe program.

Luna Loud

Luna Loud is the third-oldest Loud sibling in Nickelodeon's The Loud House, a rock-music-obsessed teen voiced by Nika Futterman who leads the Moon Goats and, via "L is for Love", became a prominent bisexual character in children's animation.

Luna Lovegood

Luna Lovegood, fictional witch in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series; Ravenclaw, Dumbledore's Army member, born 1981; first appears in Order of the Phoenix; film Luna is Evanna Lynch.

Luna Maya

Luna Maya, full name Luna Maya Sugeng, is an Indonesian actress, model, presenter, and singer born in Denpasar, Bali, in 1983 to an Indonesian father and Austrian mother.

Luna moth

Luna moth (Actias luna), also called American moon moth: a lime-green North American Saturniidae moth with long hindwing tails and eyespots; wingless-feeding adults live about a week; host plants include birch, hickory, walnut, sweetgum, and persimmon.

Oct 3, 2026

Luna Nera

Luna Nera (Black Moon) is an Italian Netflix historical fantasy series, 31 January 2020, six episodes, created by Manieri, Paolucci, and Triana from Triana's Le città perdute; a 17th-century midwife accused of witchcraft, hunted by the Benandanti; canceled after one season.

Luna Park Camillo Cienfuegos

Luna Park Camillo Cienfuegos, officially Parque de Diversiones Camilo Cienfuegos and nicknamed the Parque Japonés, is a Japanese-equipped theme park founded in July 1976 in Camagüey, Cuba, covering 84 acres with rides, a pool, and a zoo.

Luna Park Sydney

Luna Park Sydney, at Milsons Point on Sydney Harbour, is a heritage-listed amusement park opened 4 October 1935, protected by NSW legislation, closed after the 1979 Ghost Train fire, and reopened in 2004.

Oct 3, 2026

Luna Petunia

Luna Petunia (Cirque du Soleil Junior: Luna Petunia) is a Netflix preschool animated series by Saban Brands and Cirque du Soleil Média about a girl solving problems in the magical land of Amazia; three seasons ran 2016–2017, followed by Return to Amazia in 2018.

Luna Sea (ルナシー)

Luna Sea (ルナシー), also LUNACY, is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed 1989 with Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya; major debut 1992, ended 2000, one-night reunion 2007, reboot 2010; Shinya died 2026.