Map of the moon showing some landing sites. (Click to enlarge)

Lunokhod 1 exploration vehicle

Surveyor 3 on the moon, photographed by Alan Bean

Grid showing location of artificial objects on the moon (axis shows latitude and longitude)

The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of the Moon. They have been abandoned after having served their purpose. The list does not include smaller objects such as the retroreflectors. Nor does it include several commemorative or personal objects left there by Apollo astronauts, such as the golf balls from Alan Shepard's lunar driving practice during Apollo 14, or the statuette left by the crew of Apollo 15. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1100x1070, 287 KB) Map shows landing sites of Surveyor, Apollo and Luna missions source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1100x1070, 287 KB) Map shows landing sites of Surveyor, Apollo and Luna missions source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Lunokhod_1. ... Image File history File links Lunokhod_1. ... Lunokhod series Soviet Moon exploration robot vehicle A panorama shot from Lunokhod 1 A photo from Lunokhod 1 showing the Luna 17 lander The tracks of Lunokhod showing the little wheel in the center that was used for odometry. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1885x1553, 515 KB) Image from Nasa website [1] NASA Image ID number: AS12-H-48-7121 Work done to image: Hi-res image reduced in size until blurring not noticeable Contrast adjusted to tone down the hardness and make some details... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1885x1553, 515 KB) Image from Nasa website [1] NASA Image ID number: AS12-H-48-7121 Work done to image: Hi-res image reduced in size until blurring not noticeable Contrast adjusted to tone down the hardness and make some details... Surveyor 3 was the third lunar lander of the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Alan LaVern Bean (born March 15, 1932 in Wheeler, Texas) is a former NASA Astronaut. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2540x1448, 127 KB) Grid showing artificial objects on the moon, axis shows latitude and longitude. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2540x1448, 127 KB) Grid showing artificial objects on the moon, axis shows latitude and longitude. ... Bulk composition of the Moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ... Apollo CSM in lunar orbit. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... A golf ball on a tee with a driver ready for a drive A golf ball is a ball designed for use in the game of golf. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. ...

Five third stages of rockets of the Apollo program form the heaviest pieces. While humankind has left over 170,000 kg of Earth on the Moon, only 382 kg of the Moon has been returned to Earth by Apollo and Luna missions. Apollo CSM in lunar orbit. ... Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite #60025 (Plagioclase Feldspar). ... The Luna programme was a series of 24 unmanned space missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1976. ...

Artificial objects on the Moon that are still in use are the retroreflectors for the (Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment) left there by Apollo astronauts. Bulk composition of the Moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ... Retroreflectors are clearly visible in a pair of bicycle shoes. ... The Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment from the Apollo 11 mission The ongoing Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment was first made possible by a lunar laser ranging retroreflector array planted on the Moon on July 21, 1969, by the crew of the Apollo 11. ...

Note that objects listed as being higher than 90 degrees east or west are on the far side of the moon. These include Ranger 4, Lunar Orbiter 1, Lunar Orbiter 2 and Lunar Orbiter 3. Far side of the Moon. ... Ranger 4 was a spacecraft of the Ranger program designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to impacting on the Moon, to rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon, to collect gamma-ray data in flight... The Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic (unmanned) spacecraft was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ... The Lunar Orbiter 2 spacecraft was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ... The Lunar Orbiter 3 was a spacecraft launched by NASA in 1967, designed primarily to photograph areas of the lunar surface for confirmation of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ...

The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... Luna 2 was the second of the Soviet Unions Luna program spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. ... Ranger 4 was a spacecraft of the Ranger program designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to impacting on the Moon, to rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon, to collect gamma-ray data in flight... Ranger 6 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. ... First image of the Moon taken by a US spacecraft. ... Luna 5 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 5. ... Luna 7 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 7. ... Luna 8 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 8. ... Ranger 8 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. ... Ranger 9 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. ... Luna 9 was an unmanned space mission of the Soviet Unions Luna program. ... Luna 10 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 10. ... Luna 11 was an unmanned space mission of the Soviet Unions Luna program. ... Luna 12 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 12. ... Luna 13 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 13. ... Surveyor 1 was the first lunar lander in the American Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Lunar orbiter spacecraft (NASA) The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five unmanned Lunar orbiter missions launched by the United States in 1966 through 1967 with the purpose of mapping the lunar surface before the Apollo landings. ... Surveyor 2 was the second American lunar lander in the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... The Lunar Orbiter 2 spacecraft was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ... The Lunar Orbiter 3 was a spacecraft launched by NASA in 1967, designed primarily to photograph areas of the lunar surface for confirmation of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ... Surveyor 3 was the third lunar lander of the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Lunar Orbiter 4 was designed to take advantage of the fact that the three previous Lunar Orbiters had completed the required needs for Apollo mapping and site selection. ... Surveyor 4 was the fourth lunar lander in the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Explorer 35 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary studies, at lunar distances, of the interplanetary plasma, magnetic field, energetic particles, and solar X rays. ... Lunar Orbiter 5, the last of the Lunar Orbiter series, was designed to take additional Apollo and Surveyor landing site photography and to take broad survey images of unphotographed parts of the Moons far side. ... Surveyor 5 was the fifth lunar lander of the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Surveyor 6 was the sixth lunar lander of the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Surveyor 7 was the seventh and last lunar lander of the Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Luna 14 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program run by the Soviet Union. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... ¹ ² ³ ™ bob loves cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee: The LEM flight instrumentation panel and front windows. ... Luna 15 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 15. ... Apollo 11 was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, the third human voyage to the moon, and the first manned mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ... Luna 16 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 16. ... Luna 17 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 17. ... Lunokhod series Soviet Moon exploration robot vehicle A panorama shot from Lunokhod 1 A photo from Lunokhod 1 showing the Luna 17 lander The tracks of Lunokhod showing the little wheel in the center that was used for odometry. ... Apollo 13 was the third American-manned lunar-landing mission, part of the Apollo program. ... The S-IVB (sometimes S4b) was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. ... Luna 18 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 18. ... Luna 19 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 19. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. ... Lunar Rover-Manned land vehicle (NASA) The Lunar Roving Vehicle or Lunar rover or LRV is a land vehicle for use on the Moon. ... Luna 20 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 20. ... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. ... Lunar Rover-Manned land vehicle (NASA) The Lunar Roving Vehicle or Lunar rover or LRV is a land vehicle for use on the Moon. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program and was the sixth and last manned mission to date to land on the Moon. ... Lunar Rover-Manned land vehicle (NASA) The Lunar Roving Vehicle or Lunar rover or LRV is a land vehicle for use on the Moon. ... Luna 21 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 21. ... Lunokhod series Soviet Moon exploration robot vehicle Lunokhod 2 was the second of two unmanned lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod program. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Luna 22 was an unmanned space mission, part of the Soviet Luna program, also called Lunik 22. ... Luna 23 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 23. ... Luna 24 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 24. ... Hiten spacecraft The Hiten spacecraft, built by the Japanese Space Agency (ISAS), was launched by Japan on January 24, 1990. ... Hiten spacecraft The Hiten spacecraft, built by the Japanese Space Agency (ISAS), was launched by Japan on January 24, 1990. ... Hiten spacecraft The Hiten spacecraft (known before launch as Muses-A), built by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science of Japan, was launched on January 24, 1990. ... NASAs Lunar Prospector The Lunar Prospector mission was the third selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. ... SMART-1. ... The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member states. ...

Notes

1. Spacecraft was in lunar orbit but is assumed to have decayed from orbit and crashed into the moon, location unknown.
2. The ascent stage of Apollo 10 was commanded to fire its engine, left lunar orbit and entered solar orbit. The ascent stage of Apollo 11 was left in orbit. Its orbit decayed and it crashed onto the moon, location unknown. The Apollo 16 ascent stage failed to crash into moon when commanded. It decayed from orbit at a later date and also crashed at an unknown location. The ascent stages of the remaining successful missions (Apollo 12, 14, 15, and 17) were each crashed onto the moon deliberately. Apollo 13's complete Apollo Lunar Module burned up in Earth's atmosphere after having served as a lifeboat during the aborted mission.
3. Luna program sample return mission; mass listed is for both ascent and descent stages, though only the descent stage was left on the moon
4. Lander and rover weighed 1814 kg; the rest assumed to have decayed in orbit and impacted the moon
5. Was ejected into lunar orbit in 1990, assumed to have decayed from orbit.

Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Apollo 11 was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, the third human voyage to the moon, and the first manned mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program and was the sixth and last manned mission to date to land on the Moon. ... Apollo 13 was the third American-manned lunar-landing mission, part of the Apollo program. ... ¹ ² ³ ™ bob loves cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee: The LEM flight instrumentation panel and front windows. ... The Luna programme was a series of 24 unmanned space missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1976. ... This article is about the year. ...

See also

• List of artificial objects on extra-terrestrial surfaces
• Timeline of planetary exploration

Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) Huygens probe which landed on Titan List of artificial objects on the Moon List of artificial objects on Mars List of artificial objects on Venus Artificial objects on other solar-system bodies In 1995 the Galileo spacecraft released a... Timeline of planetary exploration by date of launch. ...