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The ultimate observational challenge (and extra-extra credit!) is sighting and identifying the impact sites of the Saturn IVB third stages and LM ascent modules. Not all impacted on the Moon. As with the Apollo landings sites themselves, the impact craters of the Saturn IVB and LM stages are not large enough to be viewed directly with backyard telescopes. The third stage impact craters are about 100 ft or so in diameter, far too small to be seen with Earthbound telescopes. The S-IVB and LM impact sites tended to be in the same general vicinity as the landings themselves, as seen in Fig. 12.1. Good luck in identifying these sites!
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Chen, J.L. (2014). Crash Sites of Saturn Third Stages and LM Ascent Stages. In: How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06456-7_12
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