Surveyor 6
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Surveyor 6 is the sixth lunar lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program that reached the surface of the Moon. Surveyor 6 landed on the Sinus Medii. A total of 30,027 images were transmitted to
Surveyor model on Earth.
Effects of the vernier-rocket engine blast on the double imprint previously made in the lunar surface by one of the spacecraft's crushable blocks during the initial touchdown.
Effects of the vernier-rocket engine blast (before/after).
Surveyor 4
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Surveyor 4 is the fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. This spacecraft crashed after an otherwise flawless mission; telemetry contact
Surveyor 6
…eight feet, (2.5 m) the spacecraft once again successfully soft landed and continued functioning as designed. Surveyor 6 landed near the crash site of Surveyor 4, which malfunctioned a few months earlier in July 1967. The TV camera consisted of a vidicon tube, 25 and 100 mm focal length lenses, shutters, polarizing…
Surveyor model on Earth
Surveyor 4 launch (Atlas AC-11)