April 20, 2023
On this date in 1967, Surveyor 3 landed on the Moon. This was the third lander of the Surveyor program and the first to sample the surface material. Five years later on April 20/21, 1972, Apollo 16 landed in the Descartes Highlands.
Surveyor 3 was photographed 2 years after it landed by Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. Image credit: NASA