About the impact on the Moon, more data from the previously referenced report... The Apollo 12, 14, 15 sites picked up the impact on their seismic recorders at GMT 19, April, 1972 from 21:02:32 to 21:04:30. The derived impact site from these data was 2.1 deg lat, -24.3 deg longitutde at 21:02:02 GMT. Tracking data for the impactor was only available up to range time 27hr:09min:59sec. Impact time was 75hr:08min:02sec range time. Stage mass 13973 kg Velocity relative to moon surface 2655 m/sec Impact angle measured from moon vertical 16.6 deg Incoming heading angle measured from moon north to west 104.7 deg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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