Apollo 12 was the sixth crewed mission in NASA's Apollo program and the second to land astronauts on the Moon. Launched on November 14, 1969, the crew included Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean, and Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon. Despite being struck by lightning twice during its launch, the mission successfully continued. On November 19, Conrad and Bean descended to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module "Intrepid," landing near the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, a robotic probe that had landed on the Moon in April 1967. The pair conducted two moonwalks, collecting samples and performing experiments. Meanwhile, Gordon orbited above in the Command Module "Yankee Clipper." After a successful lunar surface mission, Conrad and Bean rendezvoused with Gordon and began their journey back to Earth, splashing down safely on November 24. Apollo 12 further demonstrated the feasibility and sustainability of crewed lunar exploration.

1. APOLLO 12 Mission
NOV 14, 1969 - Nov 24, 1969
Anshul Kumar Sahoo

2. CONTENT
1. Mission Objective
2. Apollo 12 Crew
3. Mission Baclground
4. Landing site
5. Return to Earth
6. Gallery
7. Reference

3. MISSION OBJECTIVE Apollo 12 aimed to demonstrate the ability to land at a
specific location on the lunar surface. In this case, the
targeted site was near the Surveyor III spacecraft, which
had landed on the Moon in April 1967

4. APOLLO 12 CREW
Portrait of the prime crew of the
Apollo 12 lunar landing mission. Left
to right, are Charles Conrad Jr.,
Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L.
Bean.

5. APOLLO 12 CREW
Charles Conrad Jr.
Commander
Mission Insignia

6. APOLLO 12 CREW
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
Command Module Pilot
Mission Insignia

7. APOLLO 12 CREW
Alan L. Bean
Lunar Module Pilot
Mission Insignia

8. MISSION BACKGROUND

9. MISSION BACKGROUND
Personnel in the Firing Room at the
Cape list to the Apollo 12 crew and
Mission Control (Houston) overcome
the effects of the lightning strike. Note
that the picture was taken at 2 min 54
seconds into the mission. 14 November
1969

10. On November 14, 1969, Apollo 12
launched from Florida on a mission
to the Moon.
MISSION BACKGROUND

11. MISSION BACKGROUND
Lightening Strike
Shortly after liftoff, the Saturn V rocket carrying Apollo
12 was struck twice by lightning. This caused a
number of warning lights to turn on and resulted in the
fuel cells going offline. The quick thinking of the flight
controllers, especially John Aaron's recommendation
of the "SCE to AUX" switch command, helped restore
normal functioning, and the mission continued as
planned.

12. MISSION BACKGROUND
Precision Landing
Apollo 12 demonstrated a
precision landing, aiming for a
spot close to the Surveyor III
spacecraft, which had landed
on the Moon in April 1967.
Conrad and Bean succeeded
in landing within walking
distance (about 200 meters) of
Surveyor III. This was an
impressive demonstration of
NASA's ability to target
landing sites.

13. MISSION BACKGROUND
Lunar Activities
Conrad and Bean conducted two
extravehicular activities (EVAs) on the
lunar surface. They collected samples,
set up the Apollo Lunar Surface
Experiments Package (ALSEP), and
visited the Surveyor III spacecraft.
Pieces of Surveyor III were brought
back to Earth to study the effects of
long-term exposure to the lunar
environment

14. MISSION BACKGROUND
Lunar Activities
Conrad and Bean conducted two
extravehicular activities (EVAs) on the
lunar surface. They collected samples,
set up the Apollo Lunar Surface
Experiments Package (ALSEP), and
visited the Surveyor III spacecraft.
Pieces of Surveyor III were brought
back to Earth to study the effects of
long-term exposure to the lunar
environment

15. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)

16. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)
Sample mass 34.35 kilograms (75.7 lb)
Surface EVAs 2
EVA duration
Total: 7 hours, 45 minutes, 18 seconds
First: 3 hours, 56 minutes, 03 seconds
Second: 3 hours, 49 minutes, 15 seconds

17. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)

18. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)

19. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)

20. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)

21. LANDING SITE Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum)

22. RETURN TO EARTH Apollo 12 splashed down in the South Pacific 375 miles
east of Pago Pago, American Samoa, on Nov. 24, 1969,
successfully completing the second lunar landing mission.

23. GALLERY
The crew of Apollo 12 Apollo 12 Saturn V during rollout

24. GALLERY
Apollo 12 crew walkout
Apollo 12 crew disembarks transfer van at the pa

25. GALLERY
Apollo 12 lifts off under a heavily overcast sky
Technicians in the Firing Room listen to Apollo 12 and Mission Control overcome
lightning-induced electrical problems

26. GALLERY
This photo was taken not long after translunar injection and is centered
on the Gulf Of Mexico near New Orleans. East is at the upper right and
north is at the upper left. The Yucatan Pennisula is in the lower right part
of the image
This photo shows the Spacecraft-LM Adapter (SLA) above center. Baja
California is on the right side of the image and the Yucatan Penninsula is
at bottom center

27. GALLERY
Craters 285 / 287 / Tsiolkovsky
view from CM "Yankee Clipper" of Lunar Module "Intrepid" over craters
Ptolemaeus, Herschel & LaLande C

28. GALLERY
Earthrise Intrepid prior to the descent. The coordinates of the center of the lunar
surface shown in picture are 4.5 degrees west longitude and 7 degrees
south latitude

29. GALLERY
Crater II / Earth
Copernicus-Rheinhold

30. GALLERY
Pete Conrad exits the Lunar Module Down-Sun of the shallow trench Pete made with the contingency
sampler.

31. GALLERY
Al Bean is about halfway down the ladder, with his right foot on the
fourth rung up
Alan Bean steps onto the Moon

32. GALLERY
Pete Conrad's photograph of Alan Bean taking a picture of the SWC
and Pete
Down-Sun view. The larger of the two mounds that Pete and Al will
investigate after deploying the ALSEP is visible at the right side just
below the local horizon.

33. GALLERY
Alan Bean unloads ALSEP from the LM
the failed Apollo 12 TV camera

34. GALLERY
Lunar Surface
pan frame near LM / S-band ant. / flag / TV camera

35. GALLERY
lunar surface mound mound

36. GALLERY
he U.S. flag is on the right and the trail of footprints Al made when he
went out to deploy the SWC starts at the lower right.
Al has placed the RTG package on the ground

37. GALLERY
Al attaches the RTG package to the carrybar which will later serve as the
Central Station antenna mast.

38. GALLERY
Astronaut Pete Conrad and the U.S. flag
Command/Service Module viewed from LM

39. GALLERY
Lunar Module
ALSEP deployment / magnetometer after deployment

40. GALLERY
Post-EVA-1 pan from Al's window. Flag Post-EVA-1 pan from Al's window. Flag

41. GALLERY
Lunar surface view from LM
Lunar surface view from LM

42. GALLERY
Lunar surface view from LM
Lunar surface view from LM

43. GALLERY
View under LM / MESA and fuel cask
Lunar surface view from LM

44. GALLERY
Surveyor Crater / Surveyor III / astronaut shadow
Conrad is seen holding core tube and snapping a photo of Bean

45. GALLERY
Pete Conrad at the Surveyor III craft / LM in b.g.
Surveyor III

46. GALLERY
Core sampler / hand tool kit
Bench Crater

47. GALLERY
Surveyor III and the LM. The TV camera is the vertical cylinder to the
right of the solar-panel mast and the scoop can be seen extended out to
the right
Frame from Pete's Triple Crater pan. View of the eastern wall of Head
Crater with the LM in the background and Al moving from right to left in
the foreground

48. GALLERY
Alan Bean holding a vacuum-sealed lunar soil sample container
Pete Conrad beside the Handtool Carrier

49. GALLERY
Crater Copernicus viewed from lunar orbit
The Earth eclipses the Sun during the transearth journey

50. GALLERY
Earrthrise View of Marius Crater from lunar orbit.

51. GALLERY
view of Apollo 12 crew members aboard life raft during recovery operations
Apollo 12 CM nears splashdown

52. GALLERY
Crater Copernicus viewed
from lunar orbit

53. GALLERY
Apollo 12 astronauts l-r
Conrad, Gordon and Bean
inside mobile quarantine
facility aboard USS Hornet.

54. REFERENCE
• https://www.lpi.usra.edu/
• https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html#Surv3
• https://apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html