List of artificial objects on the Moon

The following table is a list of all artificial objects currently on the surface of the Moon.

Man-made Object	Nationality	Launched	Dry Mass (kg)	Location
Luna 2	USSR	1959	390.2	29.1° N - 0° W
Ranger 4	United States	1962	331	12.9° S - 129.1° W
Ranger 6	United States	1964	381	9.4° N - 21.5° E
Ranger 7	United States	1964	365.7	10.6° S - 20.61° W
Luna 5	USSR	1965	1474	1.6° S - 25° W
Luna 7	USSR	1965	1504	9.8° N - 47.8° W
Luna 8	USSR	1965	1550	9.6° N - 62° W
Ranger 8	United States	1965	367	2.64° N - 24.77° E
Ranger 9	United States	1965	367	12.79° S - 2.36° W
Luna 9	USSR	1966	1580	7.13° N - 64.37° W
Luna 10 (1)	USSR	1966	1600	?
Luna 11 (1)	USSR	1966	1640	?
Luna 12 (1)	USSR	1966	1670	?
Luna 13	USSR	1966	1700	18.87° N - 63.05° W
Surveyor 1	United States	1966	270	2.45° S - 43.22° W
Lunar Orbiter 1	United States	1966	386	6.35° N - 160.72° E
Surveyor 2	United States	1966	292	4.0° S - 11.0° W
Lunar Orbiter 2	United States	1966	385	2.9° N - 119.1° E
Lunar Orbiter 3	United States	1966	386	14.6° N - 97.7° W
Surveyor 3	United States	1967	281	2.97° S - 23.34° W
Lunar Orbiter 4	United States	1967	386	?
Surveyor 4	United States	1967	283	0.45° N - 1.39° W
Explorer 35 (IMP-E) (1)	United States	1967	104.3	?
Lunar Orbiter 5	United States	1967	386	2.8° S - 83.1° W
Surveyor 5	United States	1967	281	1.42° N - 23.2° E
Surveyor 6	United States	1967	282	0.53° N - 1.4° W
Surveyor 7	United States	1967	290	40.86° S - 11.47° W
Luna 14 (1)	USSR	1968	1670	?
Luna 15	USSR	1969	2718	?
Apollo 11 LM Ascent Stage (2)	United States	1969	2184	?
Apollo 11 LM Descent Stage	United States	1969	2034	0° 40' 26.69" N — 23° 28' 22.69" E
Apollo 12 LM Ascent Stage (2)	United States	1969	2164	3.94° S - 21.2° W
Apollo 12 LM Descent Stage	United States	1969	2211	3° 0' 44.60" S - 23° 25' 17.65" W
Luna 16 (3)	USSR	1970	5600	0.68° S - 56.3° E
Luna 17 & Lunokhod 1	USSR	1970	5600	38.28° N - 35.0° W
Apollo 13 SIVB (S-IVB-508)	United States	1970	13454	2.75° S - 27.86° W
Luna 18	USSR	1971	5600	3.57° N - 56.5° E
Luna 19 (1)	USSR	1971	5600	?
Apollo 14 SIVB (S-IVB-509)	United States	1971	14016	8.09° S - 26.02° W
Apollo 14 LM Ascent Stage (2)	United States	1971	2132	3.42° S - 29.67° W
Apollo 14 LM Descent Stage	United States	1971	2144	3° 38' 43.08" S - 17° 28' 16.90" W
Apollo 15 SIVB (S-IVB-510)	United States	1971	14036	1.51° S - 17.48° W
Apollo 15 LM Ascent Stage (2)	United States	1971	2132	26.36° N - 0.25° E
Apollo 15 LM Descent Stage	United States	1971	2809	26° 7' 55.99" N - 3° 38' 1.90" E
Apollo 15 Lunar Rover	United States	1971	462	26.08° N - 3.66° E
Luna 20 (3)	USSR	1972	5600	3.53° N - 56.55° E
Apollo 16 SIVB (S-IVB-511)	United States	1972	14002	1.3° N - 23.9° W
Apollo 16 LM Ascent Stage (2)	United States	1972	2138	?
Apollo 16 LM Descent Stage	United States	1972	2765	8° 58' 22.84" S - 15° 30' 0.68" E
Apollo 16 subsatellite	United States	1972	36	?
Apollo 16 Lunar Rover	United States	1972	462	8.97° S - 15.51° W
Apollo 17 SIVB (S-IVB-512)	United States	1972	13960	4.21° S - 22.31° W
Apollo 17 LM Ascent Stage (2)	United States	1972	2150	19.96° N - 30.50° W
Apollo 17 LM Descent Stage	United States	1972	2798	20° 11' 26.88" N - 30° 46' 18.05" E
Apollo 17 Lunar Rover	United States	1972	462	20.17° N - 30.77° W
Luna 21 & Lunokhod 2 (4)	USSR	1973	4850	25.85° N - 30.45° E
Explorer 49 (RAE-B) (1)	United States	1973	328	?
Luna 22 (1)	USSR	1974	4000	?
Luna 23	USSR	1974	5600	~12° N - ~62° E
Luna 24 (3)	USSR	1976	4800	12.75° N - 62.2° E
Hiten Orbiter (Hagornoro) (5)	Japan	1990	12	?
Hiten	Japan	1993	143	34.3° S - 55.6° E
Lunar Prospector	United States	1998	126	87.7° S - 42.1° E
Total Est. Mass			169,399

Notes

• 1 - Assumed to have decayed in orbit to impact the moon
• 2 - LM was put temporarily into lunar orbit. Assumed to have decayed and crashed onto the moon
• 3 - Was a sample return mission, mass left behind is unknown
• 4 - Lander and rover weighed 1814 kg, the rest assumed to have decayed in orbit and impacted the moon
• 5 - Was ejected into lunar orbiter in 1990, assumed to have decayed in orbit

See also Timeline of planetary exploration