Impact Sites of Apollo LM Ascent and SIVB Stages

Object Date Time (UT) Latitude Longitude Impact Velocity
(km/s) Impact Energy
(ergs) Angle from
Horizontal

Apollo 12 LM 20 November 1969 22:17:17.7 3.94 S 21.20 W 1.68 3.36 x 10¹⁶ 3.7

Apollo 13 SIVB 15 April 1970 01:09:41.0 2.75 S 27.86 W 2.58 4.63 x 10¹⁷ 76

Apollo 14 SIVB 4 February 1971 07:40:55.4 8.09 S 26.02 W 2.54 4.52 x 10¹⁷ 69

Apollo 14 LM 7 February 1971 00:45:25.7 3.42 S 19.67 W 1.68 3.25 x 10¹⁶ 3.6

Apollo 15 SIVB 29 July 1971 20:58:42.9 1.51 S 11.81 W 2.58 4.61 x 10¹⁷ 62

Apollo 15 LM 3 August 1971 03:03:37.0 26.36 N 0.25 E 1.70 3.44 x 10¹⁶ 3.2

Apollo 16 SIVB 19 April 1972 21:02:04^* 1.3 N^* 23.8 W^* 2.5 - 2.6 4.59 x 10^{17 *} ~79

Apollo 17 SIVB 10 December 1972 20:32:42.3 4.21 S 12.31 W 2.55 4.71 x 10¹⁷ 55

Apollo 17 LM 15 December 1972 06:50:20.8 19.96 N 30.50 E 1.67 3.15 x 10¹⁶ 4.9

Notes

Impact times are Earth received times, approximately 1.3 seconds later than real time on the Moon.

Listed coordinates are derived from the Manned Space Flight Network tracking data referenced to a mean
spherical surface and may differ by several km from coordinates based on surface features.

The SIVB is the Saturn upper stage which was targeted towards the Moon after separation from Apollo.

The Apollo 11 SIVB was injected into heliocentric orbit, the Apollo 12 SIVB into Earth orbit.

The Apollo 11 and 16 LM's were jettisoned into (temporary) lunar orbits.
The Apollo 13 LM re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 17 April 1970.

^*A malfunction resulted in premature loss of tracking data for the Apollo 16 SIVB.
Time, location, and impact energy are estimates based on interpretation of seismic data.
Uncertainty in the Apollo 16 impact time is about 4 seconds.
Uncertainty in the Apollo 16 impact location is about 0.7 deg. latitude, 0.3 deg. longitude.
(The impact location estimated based on tracking prior to signal loss is 2.24 N, 24.49 W)

Most data from Toksoz et al., 1974

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Object	Date	Time (UT)	Latitude	Longitude	Impact Velocity (km/s)	Impact Energy (ergs)	Angle from Horizontal
Apollo 12 LM	20 November 1969	22:17:17.7	3.94 S	21.20 W	1.68	3.36 x 10¹⁶	3.7
Apollo 13 SIVB	15 April 1970	01:09:41.0	2.75 S	27.86 W	2.58	4.63 x 10¹⁷	76
Apollo 14 SIVB	4 February 1971	07:40:55.4	8.09 S	26.02 W	2.54	4.52 x 10¹⁷	69
Apollo 14 LM	7 February 1971	00:45:25.7	3.42 S	19.67 W	1.68	3.25 x 10¹⁶	3.6
Apollo 15 SIVB	29 July 1971	20:58:42.9	1.51 S	11.81 W	2.58	4.61 x 10¹⁷	62
Apollo 15 LM	3 August 1971	03:03:37.0	26.36 N	0.25 E	1.70	3.44 x 10¹⁶	3.2
Apollo 16 SIVB	19 April 1972	21:02:04^*	1.3 N^*	23.8 W^*	2.5 - 2.6	4.59 x 10^{17 *}	~79
Apollo 17 SIVB	10 December 1972	20:32:42.3	4.21 S	12.31 W	2.55	4.71 x 10¹⁷	55
Apollo 17 LM	15 December 1972	06:50:20.8	19.96 N	30.50 E	1.67	3.15 x 10¹⁶	4.9

Impact Sites of Apollo LM Ascent and SIVB Stages

NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov Last Updated: 11 December 2003, DRW

NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 11 December 2003, DRW