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impact site
Close ✕Ranger 8 impact site
Photographed the mare that Apollo 11 would land on four years later. Located in Mare Tranquillitatis. Position approximate; measured in the lunar frame, not the terrestrial one.
2.7, 24.6 · approximate · Lunar exploration record
Reached by
- Ranger 8 · 1965 · United States · Impactor
Connections
- is travelled to of Ranger 8 — Ranger 8 reached this position, and the position is published.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates