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The Hasselblad Flight Photographs

The Apollo 12 mission carried seven 70MM Hasselblad cameras and returned with 14 magazines of film.  Three of the cameras were individual and four cameras were in a block of four as part of the Lunar Multispectral Experiment (with 3-4 images produced for each of the 142 exposures). A total of 2124 exposures were taken during the mission with 2114 useable images: 1438 on black & white film, 572 on color film, and 104 on infrared film. An additional 30 exposures were made on Magazine W in the Apollo Lunar Surface Closeup Camera (ALSCC).

Click the magazine links below to view the full screen gallery of each magazine and access downloads:

Apollo 12 46/Y

Apollo 12 Magazine 46/Y contains 154 color images: NASA #s AS12-46-6715 to AS12-46-6868.

This Magazine consists of lunar surface photographs from Apollo 12. Primarily images of astronauts descending the Lunar Module and working on the Moon and panoramic photos of the landing site.

Apollo 12 47/V

Apollo 12 Magazine 47/V contains 153 color images: NASA #s AS12-47-6869 to AS12-47-7021.

This Magazine consists primarily of lunar surface photographs of Apollo 12 astronauts working on the Moon and panoramic images of the landing site as well as some lunar orbital photos, including a nice Earthrise series.

Apollo 12 48/X

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Apollo 12 Magazine 48/X contains 150 black & white images: NASA #s AS12-48-7022 to AS12-48-7171. 

Apollo 12 49/Z

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Apollo 12 Magazine 49/Z contains 153 black & white images: NASA #s AS12-49-7172 to AS12-49-7324.

Apollo 12 50/Q

Apollo 12 Magazine 50/Q contains 14 color images: NASA #s AS12-50-7325 to AS12-50-7459.

This magazine contains great images of the Earth and Moon as well as photos of the LM in the Saturn V Booster and command module windows.

Apollo 12 51/R

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Apollo 12 51/R contains 129 color images: NASA #s AS12-51-7460 to AS12-51-7588.

Apollo 12 52/S

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Apollo 12 52/S contains 175 black & white images: NASA #s AS12-52-7589 to AS12-52-7763. 

Apollo 12 53/U

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Apollo 12 Magazine 53/U contains 185 black & white images, NASA #s AS12-53-7763 to AS12-53-7947.

Apollo 12 54/T

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Apollo 12 54/T contains 173 black & white images, NASA #s AS12-54-7948 to AS12-54-8120. 

Apollo12 55/EE

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Apollo12 55/EE contains 177 black & white images, NASA #s AS12-55-8121 to AS12-55-8297.

Apollo12 56/AA

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Apollo12 56/AA contains 104 infrared images, NASA #s AS12-56A-8314 to AS12-56A-8439. 

Apollo12 56/BB

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Apollo12 56/BB contains 143 black & white images, NASA #s AS12-56B-8298 to AS12-56B-8439.

Apollo12 56/CC

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Apollo12 56/CC contains 142 black & white images, NASA #s AS12-56C-8298 to AS12-56C-8439. 

Apollo12 56/DD

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Apollo12 56/DD contains 142 black & white images, NASA #s AS12-56D-8298 to AS12-56D-8439.

Apollo Lunar Surface Closeup Camera

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Apollo 12, Magazine 57 (FF) AS12-57-8441A to AS12-57-8455B

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Apollo 12 Mission Overview

Crew

  • Charles Conrad Jr., Commander (Third to walk on the Moon)
  • Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module Pilot (Fourth to walk on the Moon)
  • Richard F. Gordon Jr., Command Module Pilot

Spacecraft

  • Command Module: Yankee Clipper (CM-108)
  • Lunar Module: Intrepid (LM-6)

Launch

  • Nov. 14, 1969
  • Launch Pad 39A
  • Saturn-V AS-507 launch vehicle

Orbit/Lunar Surface

  • Orbits: 45 Lunar revolutions
  • Duration: 10 days, four hours, 36 minutes, 25 seconds
  • Distance: 952,354 miles
  • Lunar Location: Ocean of Storms
  • Lunar Surface Duration: Total EVA 7 hours, 45 minutes; First EVA 3 hours, 56 minutes; Second EVA 3 hours, 49 minutes; Total of 31.6 hours on the Moon
  • Distance Travelled on the Lunar Surface: 7,600 feet; Maximum distance from LM approximately 1,350 feet

Splashdown

  • November 24, 1969
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Recovery Ship: USS Hornet

Mission Objectives

  • Demonstrate precision-landing on the lunar surface;
  • Deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP);
  • Conduct two EVAs;
  • Conduct surveys and samplings;
  • Further evaluate the human capability to work in the lunar environment for a prolonged period of time;
  • Photography of candidate exploration sites for future missions;
  • Retrieve portions of the Surveyor III spacecraft, which had soft-landed on the Moon on April 20, 1967.

Mission Accomplishments

  • Saturn V launch vehicle struck twice by lightning during launch
  • Pin-point lunar landing, 535 feet northwest of the target Surveyor III spacecraft
  • Two lunar surface EVAs
  • Retrieval of parts from Surveyor III spacecraft
  • Gathered 75.7 pounds of lunar materials