Surveyor 3 is the third lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon in 1967 and the second to successfully land. It was the first mission to carry a surface-soil sampling-scoop.
Surveyor 3 on the Moon, photographed by Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean over two years after it landed
Panorama of the mare surface
Angular blocks, up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in diameter, which form part of a strewn field of blocks that surround a sharp-rim crater 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter
Similar view but with different lighting
A lander is a spacecraft that descends towards, then comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body other than Earth. In contrast to an impact probe, which makes a hard landing that damages or destroys the probe upon reaching the surface, a lander makes a soft landing after which the probe remains functional.
The lunar surface through the Apollo 16 Lunar Module window shortly after landing
Surveyor 3 on the Moon
Surface of Saturn's moon Titan as seen by the Huygens probe after landing in 2005
The collision of comet 9P/Tempel and the Deep Impact probe