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This is a partial list of artificial materials left on the Moon, many during the missions of the Apollo program. The table below does not include lesser
List of artificial objects on the Moon
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Mirrors for measuring Earth–Moon distance
the front. Lunar Laser Ranging experiment List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Lunar Retroreflectors Slava G. Turyshev:
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Moon List of artificial objects on Mars List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System For the general concept of artificial see Artificiality.
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to or around the Moon, including 12 who landed and walked on the surface, 10 who orbited without landing, and seven who flew by the Moon without orbiting
List of people who have flown to the Moon
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landed on the Moon. This is a list of species that have landed on the Moon, only including landings in which the payload survived. This list currently
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list of artificial objects currently[update] in heliocentric orbit, but not intended to orbit or land on any planetary or satellite body. This list does
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Long-term human settlement on the Moon
Mars Lunar lander Lunar module List of crewed lunar landers List of artificial objects on the Moon Lunar resources Moon in fiction "Planetary Names". Planetary
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The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of the planet Venus. They have been abandoned after having served their purpose
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1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
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The following is a list of Solar System objects by orbit, ordered by increasing distance from the Sun. Most named objects in this list have a diameter
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Claims that Earth may have other natural satellites
as well as a number of likely hoaxes. Although the Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, there are a number of near-Earth objects (NEOs) with orbits
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Astronauts from NASA's Apollo program
walked on the lunar surface, six of whom drove Lunar Roving Vehicles as part of the last three missions. Three men have reached the Moon twice, one on both
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Independent confirmations of Apollo Moon landings
for the Apollo Moon landings is evidence or analysis of evidence about the Apollo Moon landings that does not come from the U.S. government (the first
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List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System
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Upcoming crewed mission of the Artemis program
mission that also tested lunar landing hardware List of Artemis missions List of missions to the Moon New Space Race Roulette, Joey (June 9, 2026). "NASA
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surface on which to "land". All missions listed here are impacts on Saturn. Titan Deliberate crash landings on extraterrestrial bodies List of artificial objects
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Failed Soviet lunar sample return mission
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The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of Mars, consisting of spacecraft which were launched from Earth. Although
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Third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB
after separation (* See List of artificial objects on the Moon for location.) The second stage of the Ares I rocket and the proposed Earth Departure
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Lunar lander family for the Artemis program
Honeybee Robotics. Two versions of Blue Moon are under development: a robotic lander originally planned to land on the Moon in 2024 and delayed to 2026,
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Photograph of Earth by Reid Wiseman
captured during the first leg of the spacecraft's outbound journey toward the Moon. It and a preceding lower-exposure snapshot by Wiseman are the first photographs
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Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a crewed or robotic spacecraft on the Moon. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was Luna 2
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Mechanical engineer (1928–2024)
network of Santa Barbara. Pavlics died on February 13, 2024, aged 96. List of artificial objects on the Moon Lunar rover Obituary, independent.com. Accessed
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Lunar robotic craft developed by ISRO
LCROSS List of missions to the Moon Lunar water List of artificial objects on the Moon "MIP detected water on Moon way back in June: ISRO Chairman". The Hindu
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Third crewed Moon landing
on the lunar surface. Apollo 14 landing site, 2009 photograph by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Google Moon List of artificial objects on the Moon List
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First crewed Moon landing (1969)
16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed
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Settlement on the Moon
Planet. Colonization of the Moon as a material process has been taking place since the first artificial objects reached the Moon after 1959. Luna landers
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1962 speech by John F. Kennedy
The Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort (commonly known by the sentence in the middle of the speech "We choose to go to the Moon")
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NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1967–1968)
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Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations.
Moon landing conspiracy theories
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Pattern observed on the Moon's surface
of a human face, head or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the
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Final Soviet sample-return mission to the Moon, 1976
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Crash of rocket into the Moon
2862 The spent upper stage (COSPAR ID 2025-010D) of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket collided with the Moon near Einstein Crater on 5 August 2026. The 3,900-kilogram
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Planned spaceflight mission
planned to be the third crewed mission and the first Moon landing in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program, marking the first crewed Moon landing since
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First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited
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Fourth crewed Moon landing
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1966 crewless Soviet spacecraft
UTC on 28th of December when the on-board batteries were exhausted. Spaceflight portal List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon
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Any astronomical object that exists outside the Solar System
ʻOumuamua, the first known example List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System Planetary system, a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in
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Space probe
63°18′W / 9.1°N 63.3°W / 9.1; -63.3. List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon "Luna 8". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated
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and not by the calculated aphelion of their orbit. The list changes over time because the objects are moving in their orbits. Some objects are inbound
List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun
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Neil Armstrong's words on landing on the Moon
playing this file? See media help. On July 21, 1969, when Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon, he said "That's one small step
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NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1966–1967)
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Technology development overview
satellites such as moons, and from space probes that travel beyond Earth orbit or between planetary bodies. Artificial satellites operate as part of wider satellite
Outline of artificial satellites
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Planned Chinese lunar exploration mission
Chinese Solar System exploration program List of missions to the Moon "The Space Review: What is China doing at the lunar distant retrograde orbit?". www
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1961 unmanned US spacecraft
portal Ranger program Timeline of Solar System exploration List of artificial objects on the Moon National Space Science Data Center, Ranger 2, NSSDC ID:
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1965 crewless Soviet space probe
maneuver. It was the tenth consecutive failure in the Ye-6 program. List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon "NASA - NSSDCA -
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Programs by the Soviet Union to land humans on the Moon
The Soviet crewed lunar programs were a series of programs pursued by the Soviet Union to land humans on the Moon, in competition with the United States
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Fifth orbital flight of the Artemis program
an unpressurized lunar rover. It is planned to have the two astronauts on the surface of the Moon for about one week where they will conduct science and
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Private Japanese company
continuing its work on lunar rovers. By September 2018, ispace planned to test their systems by orbiting around the Moon but not land on it. The company signed
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Soviet lunar lander that carried the Lunokhod 2 rover to the Moon
programme Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Siddiqi, Asif (2018)
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Lunar research program (2004–present)
the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), part of
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
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Soviet lunar rover; first rover to operate on the Moon
technology records List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Siddiqi, Asif A. (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration
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List of deliberate crash landings on extraterrestrial bodies
Laboratory Cassini Mars 2020 List of extraterrestrial orbiters List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies List of artificial objects on extraterrestrial surfaces
List of spacecraft intentionally crashed into extraterrestrial bodies
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Measuring the distance between the Earth and the Moon with laser light
landings List of artificial objects on the Moon During the round-trip time, an Earth observer will have moved by around 1 km (depending on their latitude)
Lunar Laser Ranging experiments
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Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
crater on the far side of the Moon High-albedo swirls within unnamed crater east of Firsov List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon
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Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander
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Scientific instruments left by the Apollo astronauts on the Moon
Hexanitrostilbene, a vacuum stable explosive used in the ALSEP. Lunar Roving Vehicle List of artificial objects on the Moon ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica website, 14
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1970 Soviet uncrewed lunar mission
Lunokhod programme List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration
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NASA-led lunar exploration program
for the International Space Station, development of missions beyond low Earth orbit (including the Moon, Mars, and near-Earth objects), and use of the commercial
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Vehicle that travels on the Moon's surface
or Moon rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. The Apollo program's Lunar Roving Vehicle was driven on the
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NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1967)
Image Recovery Project Exploration of the Moon List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Lunar Orbiter 1 Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar
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2011 video game
of going to the Moon. Sigmund Corp. uses a technology that can create artificial memories. Since they conflict with the patient's real memories, the procedure
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Vehicle driven by astronauts on the Moon (1971–72)
002 Dave Scott and Jim Irwin train on Earth to use the Lunar Rover on Apollo 15 List of artificial objects on the Moon Lunar Terrain Vehicle Modular Equipment
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Space probe
topsoil. List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016
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Space probe
estimations published for the 2009 LCROSS impact. Spaceflight portal List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon "Luna 5". NASA Space
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1972 lunar sample retrieval mission as part of the USSR's Luna program
spotted Luna 20 on the lunar surface. Spaceflight portal Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes List of artificial objects on the Moon (descent stage)
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Planned international lunar base
to be constructed with a possible attraction of partners on the surface and/or in the orbit of the Moon designed for multi-discipline and multi-purpose
International Lunar Research Station
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Soviet lunar probe launched in 1959
part of the Luna programme. It was the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon and the third Soviet space probe to be sent to the neighborhood
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Soviet robotic spacecraft program
on the pad. Spaceflight portal List of unmanned aerial vehicles Timeline of Solar System exploration Moon landing Very detailed information about the
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Lunar seismology List of artificial objects on the Moon This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics
Apollo 12 Passive Seismic Experiment
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Soviet space probe
of the History of Cosmonautics Solar System portal Spaceflight portal Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes List of artificial objects on
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NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1966)
Image Recovery Project Exploration of the Moon List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar Orbiter 3 Lunar
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Fifth crewed Moon landing
launch of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle program. List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon List of spacewalks
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Lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace
to the surface of the Moon. The first Blue Ghost mission was launched in January, 2025. It successfully landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025. The landers
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1969 Soviet space probe
return in the Moon race. The previous mission, designated E-8-5-402, launched on 14 June 1969, did not achieve Earth orbit because the third stage of its launch
Luna_15
Indian lunar sample-return mission
Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") is an upcoming lunar sample return mission of ISRO underdevelopment now and the fourth iteration in
Chandrayaan-4
2026 lunar landing mission
IM-1 IM-2 Peregrine Mission One List of missions to the Moon Chandrayaan-3 Luna 25 Smart Lander for Investigating Moon "NASA Selects Intuitive Machines
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Unmanned robotic spacecraft
probes are used to investigate the Moon, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, the Sun, and interstellar space. Unlike artificial satellites, which usually remain
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International lunar exploration enterprise
competing for the Google Lunar X Prize —a challenge to land the first privately funded rover on the Moon. It was one of five finalist teams, out of an original
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NASA lunar impactor (1964)
portal Ranger program Timeline of Solar System exploration List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions to the Moon "Ranger 7 - NASA Science".
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Nylon banner and aluminum staff used on the Apollo Moon landings
The Lunar Flag Assembly (LFA) was a kit containing a flag of the United States designed to be erected on the Moon during the Apollo program. Six such flag
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Proposed radio telescope
on the far side of the Moon. The reason for building the LCRT on the far side of the Moon would be to avoid interference faced by radio telescopes on
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Failed NASA lunar impactor (1962)
Spaceflight portal Ranger program Timeline of Solar System exploration List of artificial objects on the Moon "Ranger 5". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved
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Planetary surface exploration vehicle
landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod program. The rover became operational on the Moon on January 16, 1973. It was the second
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Second crewed Moon landing
2011, the LRO returned to the landing site at a lower altitude to take higher resolution photographs. List of artificial objects on the Moon List of missions
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United States lunar probe
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NASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
crew of two flew the Lunar Module from lunar orbit to the Moon's surface. During takeoff, the spent descent stage was used as a launch pad for the ascent
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Soviet spacecraft
and the spacecraft missed the Moon by 5,900 km (more than three times the Moon's radius). Nevertheless, Luna 1 became the first human-made object to reach
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Antarctica and extraterrestrial sites. List of artificial objects on extraterrestrial surfaces Space archaeology A Wealth Of Underwater Archaeological Sites:
List of archaeological sites beyond national boundaries
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Spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
landing attempt. List of artificial objects on the Moon, a list of objects that have been left, landed, or crashed on the Moon List of crewed lunar lander
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This list of extraterrestrial orbiters is a listing of spacecraft that achieved an extraterrestrial orbit. The first artificial object to orbit the sun
List of extraterrestrial orbiters
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Natural satellites of the planet Mars
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are
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Cancelled crewed circumlunar mission and art project
the Moon aboard a SpaceX Starship spacecraft. Maezawa said he expected the experience of space tourism to "inspire the accompanying passengers in the
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list of Solar System objects by greatest aphelion or the greatest distance from the Sun that the orbit could take it if the Sun and object were the only
List of Solar System objects by greatest aphelion
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American prototype spacecraft
Spaceflight portal Ranger program Timeline of Solar System exploration List of artificial objects on the Moon "National Space Science Data Center - Ranger
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Artemis program crewed spacecraft
initiative; later named Moon to Mars. The SLS became Orion's primary launch vehicle, and the service module was replaced with a design based on ESA's Automated
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