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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 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.
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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
