Surveyor V: Television pictures

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Abstract

Surveyor V landed in a small crater, 8.5 meters wide and 12.5 meters long, which was probably formed by drainage of surficial fragmental debris into a subsurface fissure. The lunar surface debris layer is exposed in the walls of this crater. At depths below about 10 centimeters, the debris appears to be composed mainly of shock-compressed aggregates, ranging from a few millimeters up to 3 centimeters in diameter, set in a matrix of less-coherent finer particles. Rocky chips and fragments larger than a millimeter are dispersed as a subordinate constituent of the debris.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Surveyor V: Television pictures
Series title Science
DOI 10.1126/science.158.3801.642
Volume 158
Issue 3801
Year Published 1967
Language English
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
Description 11 p.
First page 642
Last page 652
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