Apollo S-IVB Impact Sites

Spent Apollo S-IVB stages (and lunar module ascent stages) were deliberately aimed at the moon to provide data from the seismometers installed by astronauts. Danuri’s imager has captured these as well.

Apollo 13

LRO views shown right.

Impact site -2.55500, 332.11250

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Apollo 14

LRO views shown right.

Impact site -8.18100, 333.96950

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Apollo 15

LRO views shown right.

Impact site -1.28970, 348.17550

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Apollo 16

LRO views shown right.

Impact site 1.92130, 335.37690

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Apollo 17

LRO views shown right.

Impact site -4.16810, 347.66930,

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