Ground site
Surveyor 5, Mare Tranquillitatis
Landed in September 1967 and made the first measurement of what Moon soil is made of, on the Moon, with an alpha-scattering instrument.
See it live
It is on the live 3D map, where it really is.
Key facts
- On
- The Moon
- Where
- 1.46° N, 23.19° E
See it from here
This one is standing on the Moon. You will not pick it out by eye from here, however clear the night.
How the map draws it
Drawn as a lander — the kind of thing, not this exact one.
Source: registry/sites.yaml
This page is built from the same records and words as the map's card, and carries no live numbers.