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Surveyor 3 was now to their right, 300 feet away, gleaming in the morning sunlight. Antennas and sensors still reached upward from its tubular frame, just as they had on April 20, 1967, when the spacecraft thumped onto the moon amid blasts from its braking rockets.
Approaching Surveyor 3 with LM in background
“The Fabulous Photo We Never Took.” by Alan Bean
Al Bean, Surveyor 3, and Intrepid
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The primary objectives of the Surveyor program, were to support the Apollo landings by: (1) developing and validating the technology for landing softly on the Moon; (2) providing data on the compatibility of the Apollo design with conditions encountered on the lunar surface; and (3) adding to the scientific knowledge of the Moon.
Surveyor 3 with parts identified
Surveyor 4 launch
The northwest wall of the Surveyor 5 crater
Surveyor 6 on the plains of Sinus Medii
Photomosaic of a panorama taken by Surveyor 7
Apollo 12 Astronauts visit Surveyor 3
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The problem with running into the sun was it was so bright that Conrad and Bean could not see the moon’s surface features until they were right on top of them.
EVA 2 Traverse Map
Conrad’s photo of Bean on the way to Halo Crater
Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Ocean of Storms by Alan Bean
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While Conrad led the way, Bean watched the ground for something interesting. It wasn’t easy to do field geology while running, and on the moon.
Bench Crater
Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report
Sharp Crater. 1200 feet from the LM.
