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Pete and Al could not hear the excited shouts of the geologists in the back room down the hall from mission control, but they knew they had found something significant.
Intrepid’s hammocks for sleeping.
Edited traverse map for moonwalk 2. Changes are in black ink.
Gnomon setup at Head Crater. Notice the lighter colored soil that was turned over.
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Most of the remaining moon walk time was spent collecting rock samples, making surface observations such as the small mounds or hills, and taking pictures.
Middle Crescent Crater
“He Ain’t Heavy” Painting by Alan Bean
Pete Conrad working at the MESA
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According to the checklist, Bean was allowed 5 minutes to gain his balance and learn to walk on the Moon. Bean was amazed at his new buoyancy saying, “You can jump up in the air…” But Conrad wanted to press on saying, “Hustle, boy, hustle! We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
TV camera pointed at the sun
Bean carrying the ALSEP
EVA 1 cuff checklist
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“The old Surveyor, yes sir. It can’t be any more than 600 feet from here. How about that?” (Pete Conrad.)
Conrad on the LM ladder
Al Bean on the porch
Al Bean on the footpad
