Surveyor 4

Rarity: Uncommon

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Invention

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Science and technology

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4

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What Wikipedia says

Surveyor 4 is the fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. This spacecraft crashed after an otherwise flawless mission; telemetry contact was lost 2.5 minutes before touchdown.

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