Apollo 17 S-IVB impact stage

Spent stage intentionally impacted the Moon for seismic calibration.

Coordinates

-4.1681, -12.330699999999979 (positive-east)

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Apollo 17

Role

Saturn V S-IVB impactor

Operator

NASA

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1972-12-07 05:33:00

Reached Moon (UTC)

1972-12-10

Event type

impactor

Outcome

success

Site

S-IVB impact site

Left on surface

S-IVB impact debris

Returned material

none

Current status

crashed/on lunar surface

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Primary source