This is a list of robotic space probes that have flown by, impacted, orbited or landed on the Moon for the purpose of lunar exploration, as well as probes launched toward the Moon that failed to reach their target.
The crewed Apollo missions are listed at List of missions to the Moon.
Major programs encompassing several probes include:
- Luna program — USSR Lunar exploration (1959–1976)
- Ranger program — US Lunar hard-landing probes (1961–1965)
- Zond program — USSR Lunar exploration (1964–1970)
- Surveyor program — US Lunar soft-landing probe (1966–1968)
- Lunar Orbiter program — US Lunar orbital (1966–1967)
- Lunokhod program — USSR Lunar Rover probes (1970–1973)
- Chang'e program - China Lunar orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return spacecrafts (2004-present)
- Chandrayaan programme - Indian Lunar Exploration Programme incorporates Lunar orbiters, impactor, soft landers and rover spacecrafts (2008-present)
Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram on the Moon imaged by rover Pragyan 15 meters away
