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Surveyor 5 lander

Soft landed and returned images/soil chemistry data.

Coordinates
1.4551, 23.1943 (positive-east)
Era
A (1959-1976)
Parent mission
Surveyor 5
Role
soft lander
Operator
NASA / JPL
Nation
USA
Launched (UTC)
1967-09-08
Reached Moon (UTC)
1967-09-11 00:46:44
Event type
lander
Outcome
success
Site
Mare Tranquillitatis
Left on surface
lander on surface
Returned material
none
Current status
on lunar surface
Operational status (derived)
inactive
Source grade
primary

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