By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Fri Jun 25 21:40:10 MDT 2010)
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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.