The Apollo 12 flight was the second landing on the moon, November 19, 1969. This landing is notable because it was a precision landing near the Surveyor 3 lunar probe which had landed there 2 ½ years earlier. The Surveyor probe was the target of a lunar EVA where the astronauts removed some parts for return to earth. Scientists wanted to examine them for the effects of long term exposure.
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Succesful landing. Surveyor crater is in the background and Surveyor 3 can be seen on the west edge. |
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An overview shot showing the relative positions of the LM and the Surveyor probe. |
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An EVA takes us to Surveyor. |
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The very long shadow from the probe is from the combination of a low sun angle and the downward sloping crater. |
