Smart-1
Credit: CFHT/ ESA SMART-1 (C.Veillet/B. Foing)

 
The European lunar orbiter impacted the moon at a shallow angle on September 3, 2006. The space probe squeezed some extra science from its mission's conclusion by going out with a bang for astronomers watching from Earth.
Number 8: Moon Meteorites
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