Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Surveyor Hops

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 5, 1998 is “Surveyor Hops,” an image. It is credited to Credit: The Surveyor Project, NASA. The original explanation runs about 126 words.

Surveyor Hops
Credit: The Surveyor Project, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This panorama of the cratered lunar surface was constructed from images returned by the US Surveyor 6 lander. Surveyor 6 was not the first spacecraft to accomplish a soft landing on the Moon … but it was the first to land and then lift off again!”

— APOD editors, December 5, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 5, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: The Surveyor Project, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 126 words

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The Moon

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Source

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