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Impact Site on the Moon of Apollo 16 Rocket Stage

Inside Outer Space

The crash site of Apollo 16’s S-IVB stage has been pinpointed after a dedicated search for its impact location on the Moon.

As the third stage on the Saturn V booster, the S-IVB stages were purposely smashed into the Moon to perform seismic measurements used for characterizing the lunar interior.

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Moon Mystery Solved: Apollo Rocket Impact Site Finally Found

A sharp-eyed NASA spacecraft has spotted the final resting place of part of one of the rockets that took astronauts to the moon, more than 43 years after the booster slammed into the lunar surface.

RetrospectRealm3026d ago

At first you'd think, "Damn it took them that long to find this?" because after all, it's the moon. You only then realize how big the moon actually is. Haha