Apollo 12 returned lunar samples

Lunar samples collected by crew and returned to Earth.

Coordinates

-3.0128, -23.421899999999994 (positive-east)

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Apollo 12

Role

returned lunar material

Operator

NASA

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1969-11-14 16:22:00

Reached Moon (UTC)

Earth return

Event type

sample-return

Outcome

success

Site

Oceanus Procellarum / Surveyor crater

Left on surface

none; separate surface hardware remains at site

Returned material

34.35 kg lunar material returned to Earth

Current status

returned to Earth/curated

Operational status (derived)

unknown

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:medium

Primary source