Surveyor 3 lander

Soft landed after bouncing; later visited by Apollo 12.

Coordinates

-3.0162, -23.418000000000006 (positive-east)

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Surveyor 3

Role

soft lander

Operator

NASA / JPL

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1967-04-17

Reached Moon (UTC)

1967-04-20 00:04:53

Event type

lander

Outcome

success

Site

Oceanus Procellarum

Left on surface

lander on surface; some components removed by Apollo 12

Returned material

TV camera/scoop/tubing samples returned by Apollo 12

Current status

mostly on lunar surface; components returned

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:medium

Primary source