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Astronaut Alan Bean deploys ALSEP during first Apollo 12 EVA on moon

Astronaut Alan Bean deploys ALSEP during first Apollo 12 EVA on moon

AS12-47-6919 (19 Nov. 1969) --- Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first Apollo 12 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon. The photo was made by astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander, using a 70mm handheld Hasselblad camera modified for lunar surface usage.

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APOLLO 12 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSDEPLOYMENTLUNAR SURFACEEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYEXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS

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