The Luna-25 moon lander was launched on a Soyuz rocket on August 11 (Picture: AP)

A spacecraft sent by Russia to explore the moon has crashed onto the lunar surface after it went into an uncontrolled orbit, officials have said.

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The Luna-25 spacecraft was sent to explore the lunar surface.