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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Sun Nov 13 22:11:22 MST 2011)

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Located between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Cognitum, this is what resulted when a Saturn IV-B rocket stage slammed into the Moon on April 14, 1970. The view is roughly 1,300 feet (400 m) wide. Taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in early 2010.

1970_0414_Apollo13SaturnIVBimpact.jpg