Apollo 12 Splashdown Site
The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where the Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper returned Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean to Earth on November 24, 1969. NASA records the site at 15.78 degrees south, 165.15 degrees west, about three nautical miles from USS Hornet.
Identity
- Name
- Apollo 12 Splashdown Site
- Region
- OC
- Slug
- apollo-12-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where the Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper returned Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean to Earth on November 24, 1969. NASA records the site at 15.78 degrees south, 165.15 degrees west, about three nautical miles from USS Hornet.
- Established Year
- 1,969
- Latitude
- -15.78
- Location
- Pacific Ocean, southeast of American Samoa
- Longitude
- -165.15
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:57:34 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:57:34 AM