Oceanus Procellarum
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Oceanus Procellarum is a vast lunar plain on the western edge of the near side of the Moon. It is the only one of the lunar plains to be called an "Oceanus", due to its size: Oceanus Procellarum is th
Ancient rift valleys – context
Ancient rift valleys – closeup (artist's concept)
Image of Apollo 12 landing site (center) used in mission planning (1.75 × 1.75 km)
Apollo 12
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Apollo 12 was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, la
Oceanus Procellarum
…ALS2—Mare Tranquillitatis; another two-day delay would have resulted in ALS5, a site in Oceanus Procellarum, being targeted. During the November 1969 Apollo 12 mission, astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed the Lunar Module Intrepid nearly 165 meters from Surveyor 3 in Oceanus Procellarum. Their landing…
Commander Pete Conrad studies the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, which had landed two years previously; the Apollo Lunar Module, Intrepid, can be seen at top right.
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Conrad and Bean rehearse their lunar surface activities before the mission.
Conrad and Bean in the LM simulator