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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Title:
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Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid
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Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid
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Explanation:
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On April 20, 1967, NASA's robot spacecraft Surveyor 3 landed [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] on the moon, touching down on the inside slope of a small lunar crater in the Ocean of Storms. Over 2 1/2 years later, on November 19, 1969, the lunar module Intrepid, piloted by Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu…] astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, flew overhead and landed nearby [ http://cass.jsc.nas…] in the second visit by humans to the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.…]. Intrepid touched down about 600 feet away and the moon walking astronauts [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] were easily able to reach the Surveyor [ http://cass.jsc.nas…] and examine the remote explorer that had preceded them. Intrepid is seen in the background of this striking high resolution [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] picture of Surveyor 3. Surveyor's leftmost foot pad appears dug in while its foreground foot pad has made two distinct imprints in the powdery lunar soil [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] - clear indications that the Surveyor slid and bounced on landing. Using bolt cutters, the astronauts [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] removed Surveyor's TV camera (the cylinder shape at the right of the tall solar panel mast) and its sampling scoop (on the arm extended to the right), returning them to Earth for study.
Explanation
On April 20, 1967, NASA's robot spacecraft Surveyor 3 landed [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] on the moon, touching down on the inside slope of a small lunar crater in the Ocean of Storms. Over 2 1/2 years later, on November 19, 1969, the lunar module Intrepid, piloted by Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu…] astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, flew overhead and landed nearby [ http://cass.jsc.nas…] in the second visit by humans to the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.…]. Intrepid touched down about 600 feet away and the moon walking astronauts [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] were easily able to reach the Surveyor [ http://cass.jsc.nas…] and examine the remote explorer that had preceded them. Intrepid is seen in the background of this striking high resolution [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] picture of Surveyor 3. Surveyor's leftmost foot pad appears dug in while its foreground foot pad has made two distinct imprints in the powdery lunar soil [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] - clear indications that the Surveyor slid and bounced on landing. Using bolt cutters, the astronauts [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] removed Surveyor's TV camera (the cylinder shape at the right of the tall solar panel mast) and its sampling scoop (on the arm extended to the right), returning them to Earth for study. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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Credit_and_Copyright
Credit and Copyright
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keyword:
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moon
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keyword:
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apollo 12
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apollo 12
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keyword:
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lunar module
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lunar module
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keyword:
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surveyor 3
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surveyor 3
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Pete Conrad
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Pete Conrad
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facet_who:
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Alan Bean
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Alan Bean
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facet_when:
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April 20, 1967
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April 20, 1967
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November 19, 1969
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November 19, 1969
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Earth
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Earth
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facet_what:
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Moon
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Moon
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facet_what:
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Surveyor
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Surveyor
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facet_what:
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Crater
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Crater
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facet_what:
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Explorer
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Explorer
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facet_what:
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Apollo 12
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Apollo 12
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facet_what:
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Surveyor 3
facet_what
Surveyor 3
facet_what
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facet_what:
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TV Camera
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TV Camera
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facet_when_year:
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1969
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1969
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1967
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1967
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap990408
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SPD-APOD-ap990408
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