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Bean Descends Intrepid
| Title |
Bean Descends Intrepid |
| Full Description |
Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot for the Apollo 12 mission, starts down the ladder of the Lunar Module (LM) "Intrepid" to join astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr., mission Commander, on the lunar surface. |
| Date |
11/19/1969 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Bean with Tools on the Ocean
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| Title |
Bean with Tools on the Ocean of Storms |
| Full Description |
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot, pauses near a tool carrier during extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Moon's surface. Commander Charles Conrad Jr., who took the black and white photo, is reflected in Bean's helmet visor. |
| Date |
11/20/1969 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Conrad and Surveyor on the S
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| Title |
Conrad and Surveyor on the Slope of a Crater |
| Full Description |
Charles Conrad Jr., Apollo 12 Commander, examines the unmanned Surveyor III spacecraft during the second extravehicular activity (EVA-2). The Lunar Module (LM) "Intrepid" is in the right background. This picture was taken by astronaut Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot. The "Intrepid" landed on the Moon's Ocean of Storms only 600 feet from Surveyor III. The television camera and several other components were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to earth for scientific analysis. Surveyor III soft-landed on the Moon on April 19, 1967. |
| Date |
11/20/1969 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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The Apollo 12 Prime Crew
| Title |
The Apollo 12 Prime Crew |
| Full Description |
Portrait of the prime crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission. From left to right they are: Commander, Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. Command Module pilot, Richard F. Gordon Jr. and Lunar Module pilot, Alan L.Bean. The Apollo 12 mission was the second lunar landing mission in which the third and fourth American astronauts set foot upon the Moon. This mission was highlighted by the Lunar Module nicknamed "Intrepid" landing within a few hundred yards of a Surveyor probe which was sent to the Moon in April of 1967 on a mapping mission as a precursor to landing. |
| Date |
09/22/1969 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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AS12-47-6921
Photographer: JSC Apollo 12
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11/19/69
| Description |
Photographer: JSC Apollo 12 mission deploys Ames developed special Lunar surface Magnetometer to measure magnetic fields on the moon (Tri-axis magnetometer) |
| Date |
11/19/69 |
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Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
| Title |
Apollo 12: Self-Portrait |
| Explanation |
Is it art? In November of 1969, Apollo 12 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990408.html ] astronaut-photographer Charles "Pete" Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] recorded this masterpiece [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/AS12/10075421.htm ] while documenting colleague Alan Bean's lunar soil collection activities on the Oceanus Procellarum [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/ lunar/mare/mlm.html ]. The image is dramatic and stark [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960420.html ]. Bean is faceless. The harsh environment of the Moon's Ocean of Storms is echoed in his helmet's perfectly composed reflection of Conrad and the lunar horizon [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/ ]. Works of photojournalists originally intent on recording the human condition on planet Earth, such as Lewis W. Hine's [ http://www.geh.org/fm/lwhprints/htmlsrc2/ index.html ] images from New York City in the early 20th century, or Margaret Bourke-White's [ http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bour-mar.htm ] magazine photography are widely regarded as art. Similarly many documentary astronomy and space images [ http://www.nasa.gov/cool.html ] can be appreciated for their artistic and esthetic appeal. |
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Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
| Title |
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3 |
| Explanation |
Apollo 12 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo12info.html ] was the second mission to land humans [ http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html ] on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/moon.html ]. The landing site was picked to be near the location of Surveyor [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor.html ] 3, a robot spacecraft that had landed on the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ] three years earlier. In the above photograph [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/ images12.html#HiRes ], taken by lunar module pilot Alan Bean [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12crew.htm ], mission commander Pete Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] retrieves parts from the Surveyor. The lunar module [ http://www.moonlander.com/lmdata/ ] is visible [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951007.html ] in the distance. Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] brought back many photographs and moon rocks. Among the milestones achieved by Apollo 12 was the deployment [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951210.html ] of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010303.html http://www-sn.jsc.nasa.gov/PlanetaryMissions/EXLibrary/ docs/ApolloCat/Part1/ALSEP.htm ], which carried out many experiments including one that measured the solar wind [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000318.html ]. |
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Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
| Title |
Apollo 12: Self-Portrait |
| Explanation |
Is it art? In November of 1969, Apollo 12 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990408.html ] astronaut-photographer Charles "Pete" Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] recorded this masterpiece [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/AS12/10075421.htm ] while documenting colleague Alan Bean's [ http://www.alanbeangallery.com/ ] lunar soil collection activities on the Oceanus Procellarum [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/ lunar/mare/mlm.html ]. The image is dramatic and stark [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960420.html ]. Bean is faceless. The harsh environment of the Moon's Ocean of Storms is echoed in his helmet's perfectly composed reflection of Conrad and the lunar horizon [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/ ]. Works of photojournalists originally intent on recording the human condition on planet Earth, such as Lewis W. Hine's [ http://www.geh.org/fm/lwhprints/htmlsrc2/ index.html ] images from New York City in the early 20th century, or Margaret Bourke-White's [ http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bour-mar.htm ] magazine photography are widely regarded as art. Similarly many documentary astronomy and space images [ http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov ] can be appreciated for their artistic and esthetic appeal [ http://heritage.stsci.edu/ ]. |
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Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
| Title |
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3 |
| Explanation |
Apollo 12 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo12info.html ] was the second mission to land humans [ http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html ] on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/moon.html ]. The landing site was picked to be near the location of Surveyor [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor.html ] 3, a robot spacecraft that had landed on the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ] three years earlier. In the above photograph [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#7134h ], taken by lunar module pilot Alan Bean [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12crew.htm ], mission commander Pete Conrad [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990715.html ] jiggles [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#7134h ] the Surveyor spacecraft to see how firmly it is situated. The lunar module [ http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/attm/nojs/a11.am.lm.1.html ] is visible [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951007.html ] in the distance. Apollo 12 [ http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] brought back many photographs and moon rocks. Among the milestones achieved by Apollo 12 was the deployment [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951210.html ] of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package [ http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/HumanExplore/Exploration/EXLibrary/docs/ApolloCat/Part1/ALSEP.htm ], which carried out many experiments including one that measured the solar wind [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000318.html ]. |
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An Apollo 12 Panorama
| Title |
An Apollo 12 Panorama |
| Explanation |
The Apollo 12 mission [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] was the second [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980503.html ] ever to land humans on the Moon. The mission was dedicated [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS12/a12mo.htm ] to studying the Moon [ http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html ], developing techniques, and developing instruments that could be used in future lunar landings [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm ]. Astronauts Charles (Pete) Conrad and Alan Bean [ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo12/A12_Overview_crew.html ] spent just under two days on the lunar surface in November 1969, while Richard Gordon [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gordon-rf.html ] orbited above in the Command Module [ http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/apollo/ ]. Pictured above [ http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/LunarAtlas/panoramas/ ] in this digitally stitched panorama, Alan Bean works near the Lunar Module [ http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/attm/nojs/a11.am.lm.1.html ]. Scrolling to the right will reveal a dark color panorama [ http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/LunarAtlas/panoramas/ ] where flat lunar terrain and a tall video camera are visible. Apollo 12 mission [ http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS12/a12.htm ] astronauts visited the site [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020713.html ] of the nearby Surveyor 3 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031005.html ] robot spacecraft that had landed on the moon three years earlier. |
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Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and In
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| Title |
Apollo 12: Surveyor 3 and Intrepid |
| Explanation |
On April 20, 1967, NASA's robot spacecraft Surveyor 3 landed [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor.html ] 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/APOLLO/AS12/ ] astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, flew overhead and landed nearby [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/expmoon/Apollo12/A12_lsite.html ] in the second visit by humans to the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/cover.html ]. Intrepid touched down about 600 feet away and the moon walking astronauts [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/a12j.html ] were easily able to reach the Surveyor [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/expmoon/surveyor/Surveyor3.html ] and examine the remote explorer that had preceded them. Intrepid is seen in the background of this striking high resolution [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#HiRes ] 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.nasa.gov/apod/ap980327.html ] - clear indications that the Surveyor slid and bounced on landing. Using bolt cutters, the astronauts [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961124.html ] 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. |
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Charles P. Conrad, Jr. 1930-
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| Title |
Charles P. Conrad, Jr. 1930-1999 |
| Explanation |
Known for his sense of humor and infectious grin, Charles P. "Pete" Conrad [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo12/conrad/index.html ], as commander of the Apollo 12 mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990408.html ], was the third person to walk on the moon. Not a tall man, Conrad stepped down onto the lunar surface in November of 1969 and gleefully commented [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/a12.eva1prelim.html ], "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me." Born June 2nd, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton University in 1953 and went on to become a Navy test pilot. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 1962, Conrad is seen here in 1965 [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/GT5/10074055.htm ] during a suiting up activity in preparation for his first space flight - the endurance record setting Gemini 5 mission [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-v/gemini-v.html ]. His final space flight was to Skylab [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980510.html ] in 1973. Tragically [ ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-080.txt ], Conrad died from injuries in a motorcycle accident on Thursday, July 8 [ ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-079.txt ]. |
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Astronaut Alan Bean deploys
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| Title |
Astronaut Alan Bean deploys Lunar Surface Magnetometer on lunar surface |
| Description |
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity on the Moon. The LSM is a component of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The Lunar Module can be seen in the left background. |
| Date |
11.19.1969 |
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View of Central Station for
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| Title |
View of Central Station for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package |
| Description |
A view of the Central Station for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), in the center of the photograph, and other ALSEP components deployed on the lunar surface by Apollo 12's two Moon explorers. The three components that can be seen in this photograph, near the Central Station, are the Passive Seismic Experiment (left of Central Station), Lunar Surface Magnetometer (left of center, background) and the Solar Wind Spectrometer (right of Central Station). |
| Date |
11.19.1969 |
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Astronaut Alan Bean deploys
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| Title |
Astronaut Alan Bean deploys Lunar Surface Magnetometer on lunar surface |
| Description |
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity on the Moon. The LSM is a component of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The Lunar Module can be seen in the left background. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-19 |
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View of Central Station for
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| Title |
View of Central Station for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package |
| Description |
A view of the Central Station for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), in the center of the photograph, and other ALSEP components deployed on the lunar surface by Apollo 12's two Moon explorers. The three components that can be seen in this photograph, near the Central Station, are the Passive Seismic Experiment (left of Central Station), Lunar Surface Magnetometer (left of center, background) and the Solar Wind Spectrometer (right of Central Station). |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-19 |
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View of two U.S. spacecraft
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| Title |
View of two U.S. spacecraft on the surface of the moon |
| Description |
View of two U.S. spacecraft on the surface of the moon, taken during the second Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA-2). The Apollo 12 Lunar Module is in the background. The unmanned Surveyor III spacecraft is in the foreground. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-20 |
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Astronaut Alan Bean deploys
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| Title |
Astronaut Alan Bean deploys ALSEP during first Apollo 12 EVA on moon |
| Description |
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Apollo 12 lunar module pilot, deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon. The photo was made by Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Apollo 12 commander, using a 70mm handheld Haselblad camera modified for lunar surface usage. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-19 |
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Apollo 12 crewman with tools
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| Title |
Apollo 12 crewman with tools and carrier of Apollo Lunar Hand Tools |
| Description |
One of the Apollo 12 crewman is photographed with tools and carrier of the Apollo Lunar Hand Tools (ALHT) during extravehicular activity (EVA) on the surface of the Moon. Several footprints made by the two Apollo 12 astronauts during their EVA are seen in the foreground. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-20 |
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View of Surveyor III in its
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| Title |
View of Surveyor III in its crater |
| Description |
An excellent view of the unmanned Surveyor III spacecraft which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-20 |
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Astronaut Charles Conrad dur
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| Title |
Astronaut Charles Conrad during extravehicular activity on lunar surface |
| Description |
A close-up view of Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, photographed during the extravehicular activity (EVA) on the surface of the Moon. An EVA checklist is on Conrad's left wrist. A set of tongs, an Apollo Lunar Hand Tool (ALHT), is held in his right hand. Several footprints can be seen. Note lunar soil on the suit of Conrad, especially around the knees and below. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-20 |
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Galileo spacecraft solid-sta
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| Title |
Galileo spacecraft solid-state imaging system views of the Moon |
| Description |
Galileo spacecraft solid-state imaging system provided views of the moon during its first encounter with the Earth. On the western part of the lunar near side Galileo photographed a crescent view featuring Mare Imbrium, Copernicus and cratered lunar highlands where the landing sites of Apollo 12, 14 and 15 missions lie (55000) and a full moon view of Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Orientale (55001). Views provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the alternate numbers P-37298 (55000) and P-37299 (55001). |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-18 |
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Galileo spacecraft solid-sta
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| Title |
Galileo spacecraft solid-state imaging system views of the Moon |
| Description |
Galileo spacecraft solid-state imaging system provided views of the moon during its first encounter with the Earth. On the western part of the lunar near side Galileo photographed a crescent view featuring Mare Imbrium, Copernicus and cratered lunar highlands where the landing sites of Apollo 12, 14 and 15 missions lie (55000) and a full moon view of Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Orientale (55001). Views provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the alternate numbers P-37298 (55000) and P-37299 (55001). |
| Date Taken |
1990-12-18 |
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View of replica of plaque Ap
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| Title |
View of replica of plaque Apollo 12 astronauts will leave on the Moon |
| Description |
Close-up view of a replica of the plaque which the Apollo 12 astronauts will leave on the Moon in commemoration of their flight. The plaque will be attached to the ladder on the landing gear strut on the descent stage of the Apollo 12 Lunar Module. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-10 |
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Official insignia of Apollo
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| Title |
Official insignia of Apollo 12 |
| Description |
Official insignia of Apollo 12, the second scheduled lunar landing mission. The clipper ship signifies that the crew is all Navy and symbolically relates the era of the clipper ship to the era of spaceflight. The portion of the moon shown is representative of the Ocean of Storms area in which Apollo 12 will land. |
| Date Taken |
1969-09-22 |
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Photograph of prime Apollo 1
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| Title |
Photograph of prime Apollo 12 lunar landing site |
| Description |
This photograph taken by Lunar Orbiter III shows the prime Apollo 12 lunar landing site, which is located 1000 feet east and 500 feet north of Surveyor III. The landing ellipse is 7.2 nautical miles by 2.6 nautical miles. The coordinates of the ellipse center are 2 degrees 56 minutes 33 seconds (2.943 degrees) south latitude and 23 degrees 26 minutes 36 secondes (23.443 degrees) west longitude, and the elevation is 1,735,900 meters. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-05 |
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Photograph of possible Apoll
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| Title |
Photograph of possible Apollo 12 lunar landing site in the Sea of Storms |
| Description |
If the Apollo 12 launch is postponed until November 16, 1969, the lunar landing will be made in this area in the Sea of Storms. This site (Site 5) is located at 41 degrees 40 minutes west longitude and 1 degree 40 minutes north latitude. This photograph was taken by Lunar Orbiter III on February 21, 1967, at an altitude of 32 miles (51.8 kilometers) above the moon. This view is looking west with the Sun almost directly behind the spacecraft. These approximates show the landing site as it will look to Apollo astronauts as they approach the site. The actual target site is represented by the ellipse which measure three by five miles. The lines indicate coordinates on the Moon near the target site. |
| Date Taken |
1969-10-13 |
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Apollo 12 EVA 2 traverse ove
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| Title |
Apollo 12 EVA 2 traverse overlay |
| Description |
Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA) 2 traverse overlay showing the locations of the Apoll 12 landing sites for the lunar module, the location of the Surveyor III, locations of several craters and placement area for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-12 |
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Seismometer reading from imp
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| Title |
Seismometer reading from impact made by Lunar Module ascent stage |
| Description |
The seismometer reading from the impact made by the Lunar Module ascent stage when it struck the lunar surface. The impact was registered by the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP) which was deployed on the Moon by the Apollo 12 astronauts. The Lunar module's ascent stage was jettisoned and sent toward impact on the Moon after Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean returned to lunar orbit and rejoined Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., in the Command/Service Modules. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-20 |
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Rock sample brought to earth
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| Title |
Rock sample brought to earth from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission |
| Description |
Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, holds two lunar rocks which were among the samples brought back from the Moon by the Apollo 12 astronauts. The samples are under scientific examination in the Manned Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-29 |
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Activity in Mission Control
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| Title |
Activity in Mission Control Center during Apollo 12 lunar landing mission |
| Description |
Overal view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, bldg 30, during the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission. When this picture was made the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity was being televised from the surface of the Moon. |
| Date Taken |
1969-11-19 |
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Apollo 12 view of Solar Ecli
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| Title |
Apollo 12 view of Solar Eclipse |
| Description |
This is one of a series of photographs of the eclipse of the Sun which was taken from the Apollo 12 spacecrft during its transearth journey home from the Moon. This view was created when the Earth moved directly between the Sun and the Apollo 12 spacecraft. |
| Date Taken |
1980-08-01 |
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