N, 24.61° E in the initial report "Ranger 8 Photographs of the Moon".) Impact velocity was slightly less than 2.68 km/s, approximately 6,000 mph. The spacecraft performance was excellent. The impact crater of Ranger 8, approximately 13.5 m wide, was later photographed by Lunar Orbiter 4. See also List of artificial objects on the Moon Timeline of Solar System exploration References External links Lunar impact: A history of Project Ranger (PDF), R. Cargill Hall, 1977 Photographs from Ranger 8 Video from Ranger 8 8 Spacecraft launched in 1965 Spacecraft that impacted the Moon Destroyed space probes Impactor spacecraft 1965 on the Moon