India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon earlier?

The correct answer is D because Japan had already achieved a lunar landing of a probe before India. Indias Moon Impact Probe was part of the Chandrayaan 1 mission which reached the lunar surface in November 2008. Prior to this, Japan had launched its Hiten mission in 1990, which included a small orbiter and a lunar impactor that reached the Moon in 1993. While the Soviet Union, the United States, and the European Space Agency had also reached the Moon earlier, among the specific options provided in the question, only Japan had successfully landed or impacted a probe on the Moon before India. Australia, Canada, and China had not achieved this specific milestone at the time Indias Moon Impact Probe landed.