Lunar Survey Sites
Scattered across the moon are 26 survey sites: models of real landers, rovers and crash sites from the history of lunar exploration. Surveying each one pays $250 and adds it to the moon map.
Last verified: November 2026 · Steam release build
How surveying works
Walk up to a site and use the survey prompt. It takes a few seconds, pays $250 and marks the site on the moon map. Each site shows its mission name and year. They are much larger than flags — usually a full lander model, sometimes with a rover or a flag beside it — so they are visible from further away, especially from the M overhead view.
Sites we have surveyed
| Site | About the real mission |
|---|---|
| Luna 2 | Soviet impactor, 1959 — the first human-made object to reach the Moon. |
| Luna 9 | First soft landing on the Moon (1966). |
| Luna 25 | Russian lander that crashed in 2023. |
| Surveyor 1 | First US soft lander (1966). |
| Apollo 11 | First crewed landing — lander, flag and footprints. |
| Apollo 12 | Crewed landing near Surveyor 3. |
| Apollo 13 | The model features the rover and a large US flag. |
| Apollo 14 | Crewed landing, Fra Mauro. |
| Apollo 15 | First mission with the Lunar Roving Vehicle. |
| Apollo 16 | Crewed landing in the highlands. |
| Apollo 17 | Last crewed landing of the Apollo programme. |
| Chang'e landers | Chinese landers and the Yutu rover. |
| Chandrayaan-3 (Vikram & Pragyan) | Indian lander and rover. |
| SLIM | Japanese precision lander. |
| Hakuto-R Mission 1 (2023) | Japanese private lander. |
| Intuitive Machines IM-1 Odysseus | The 'leaning tower' lander that tipped over on touchdown. |
| Blue Ghost Mission 1 | Commercial US lander. |
| GRAIL Ebb & Flow | Twin gravity-mapping probes deliberately crashed into the Moon. |
| LCROSS | Impactor used to search for water ice. |
Note
This table lists sites we have personally surveyed and confirmed. The remaining entries of the 26 will be added with locations as we document them.
Finding the rest
- Several sites sit surprisingly close to stations — check the area around every station you discover.
- Sites cluster less than flags; an area with two sites close together is common.
- Use the same marker-and-band method as for flags (see Flag Hunting).
- The moon map shows surveyed sites. Large empty regions are worth a dedicated drive.
See also