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Apollo 17 LM Challenger descent stage

Crewed LM descent stage soft-landed and remains at the landing site.

Coordinates
20.1911, 30.7723 (positive-east)
Era
A (1959-1976)
Parent mission
Apollo 17
Role
Lunar Module descent stage
Operator
NASA
Nation
USA
Launched (UTC)
1972-12-07 05:33:00
Reached Moon (UTC)
1972-12-11 19:54:57
Event type
lander/crewed
Outcome
success
Site
Taurus-Littrow
Left on surface
LM descent stage and crew-emplaced surface hardware at landing site
Returned material
none
Current status
on lunar surface
Operational status (derived)
inactive
Source grade
primary

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