Vega 2:
Vega 2 was the sister spacecraft to Vega 1 and essentially performed a near-identical mission to its twin.
The main lander probe set down without problems at 03:00:50 UT on 15 June 1985 in the northern region of Aphrodite, about 1,500 kilometers southeast of Vega. Landing coordinates were 6.45° south latitude and 181.08° longitude. The spacecraft transmitted from the surface for 57 minutes.
Unlike its twin, the Vega 2 lander was able to collect and investigate a soil sample; the experiment identified an anorthosite-troctolite rock -- rarely found on Earth, but present in the lunar highlands. According to the lander's data, the area was probably the oldest explored by any Venera vehicle.
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