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"If you mean when it landed on the moon, it had about 20 to 25 seconds left"

Actually, it had about 45 seconds remaining. The design of the fuel tanks allowed fuel to slosh in the low-grvity Lunar environment. This sloshing uncovered a low-fuel sensor which triggered the low-fuel warning lamp.

The anti-slosh baffles in the fuel tanks were later re-designed and the improved tanks were flown on later missions.

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