a12_v_bw_o_n (69-H-1777, (AS12-49-7242))

“Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan L. Bean taking a core sample during extravehicular activity on the surface of the Moon, Footprints made by the two Apollo 12 crewmen are seen in the foreground. While Astronauts Charles Conrad, Jr., commander, and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, descended in the LM to explore the lunar surface, Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr. command module pilot remained with the command and service modules in lunar orbit. Apollo 12 was the second manned lunar landing mission.”

Just a little bit better, per the ALSJ:

"Pete took this cross-Sun from the south at some point not long after he took 7241. This picture shows good detail of the HTC and Al's boots. The dirt patterns on Al's knees indicate that he has been kneeling prior to this point in the EVA. On the HTC, note the "Dixie cup" sample bags, the core tubes, and the flat, individual sample bags. Pete has stuck the scoop into the ground."

Not to question the authorities responsible for the ALSJ content; however, I'm not clear if the scoop reference is to it being on the end of the vertically driven core tube, thus buried...which I don't even think was possible, or if it's to the angled 'tube' penetrating the regolith in the foreground, which I believe to be one of the legs of the HTC. I don't see anything else it could be.

At:

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/images12.html

Specifically:

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a12/AS12-49-7242HR.jpg

HISTORY - REMEMBER - APPRECIATE:

Accomplished TWICE - along with Apollo 11...
IN 1969...
WITHIN 6 (SIX) months of each other...
with the requirement for a PRECISE landing, not just a safe, generic, flat & hopefully boulder-free site.

Excellent additional pertinent info/images:

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/judy62.gif

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/judy63.jpg

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/tools10.jpg

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/tools52.jpg

All above credit: ALSJ website

Taken on: January 9, 2021

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