Hardware Disposition
The LM Snoopy's descent stage was left in orbit, but eventually crashed onto the lunar surface because of the Moon's non-uniform gravitational field; its location was not tracked.
After being jettisoned, Snoopy's ascent stage flew on a trajectory past the Moon into a heliocentric orbit, making it the sole intact Lunar Module ascent stage remaining of the 10 LMs sent into space. All other ascent stages were either left in lunar orbit to eventually crash, intentionally steered into the Moon to obtain readings from seismometers placed on the lunar surface, or else burned up in Earth's atmosphere. Snoopy's location is currently unknown, and amateur astronomers are searching for it.
The Command Module Charlie Brown is currently on loan to the Science Museum in London, where it is on display. Charlie Brown's Service Module was jettisoned just before re-entry and burned up in Earth's atmosphere.
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