🌔 Remembering the Apollo 12 Landing 🌑 Apollo 12 landed on the Moon a little before 1:00 a.m. Houston time on Nov. 19, 1969, four months after Apollo 11. In images of the landing site taken more than four decades later by our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a number of artifacts are clearly visible, including: -the descent stage of the lunar module -the life-support backpacks, discarded at the foot of the lunar module ladder -the shadow of the American flag -the components of the Apollo Lunar Sur

268K views · 6.9K reactions | On Nov 19, 1969, #Apollo12 makes the second human landing on the Moon. While mission planners targeted a landing site just over 1000 feet from the Surveyor III robotic lander, Pete Conrad and Al Bean landed just 535 feet (163 m) away. Pinpoint landing: check ✅ | NASA History | Facebook

35 reactions · 12 shares | When Apollo 12 was hit by a lightning strike moments into its flight, something interesting happened. Today, we remember the historic flight of Apollo 12 which launched 50 years ago today! | U.S. Space & Rocket Center | Facebook

6.5K views · 263 reactions | Today, NASA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission. Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean launched on a Saturn V rocket and landed on the Moon just days later. https://go.nasa.gov/33O4DD6 | NASA's Wallops Flight Facility | Facebook