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Soil-Sampling Lander

Surveyor 3

Dug into the lunar soil with a scoop; two years later the Apollo 12 crew walked over and retrieved parts of it.

NASA / JPL Launched 1967-04-17

Dug into the lunar soil with a scoop; two years later the Apollo 12 crew walked over and retrieved parts of it.

Details of Surveyor 3 Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler
Details of Surveyor 3 Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler — Jcoolkatzerg
Surveyor 3 Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler
Surveyor 3 Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler — Jcoolkatzerg

Gallery

ARTIST CONCEPT SURVEYOR III OCEAN OF STORM Details of Surveyor 3 Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler Surveyor 3 Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler The Apollo 12 landing site imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2011, showing the footprints and hardware left by astronauts Pete Conrad and… Surveyor 3 Camera Returned from the Moon Camera 600