Ranger 8 launched 1965

Image of the moon taken by Ranger 8

Lunar probe Ranger 8, launched February 17, 1965, sent back over 7000 images of the moon before it impacted the surface in a planned maneuver.  On February 18, at about 160,000 miles from the moon, Ranger 8 made a course correction and reached its target two days later.

In its final 23 minutes of flight, it took 7,137 images of good quality of the lunar surface.  It impacted the moon at about 6,000 mph.