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[i]As Intrepid descended through 7000 feet toward the lunar surface, it pitched to an upright position and Pete Conrad and Al Bean got their first look at the approach to the landing site. In front of them, right where it was supposed to be, was Snowman. "Hey, there it is!" announced Conrad. "Sonofagun, right down the middle of the road!" They had a chance, at least, of getting close to the Suveyor. As the LEM continued past Snowman, Conrad began to realise just how close they were going to come: "Hey, it [Intrepid] started right for the middle of the crater," he cried. "Look out there! I just can't believe it! Amazing! Fantastic!" Dave Reed had still been a little off. Intrepid wouldn't have actually landed on top of Surveyor if Conrad had let it alone — it would have been perhaps as much as 150 feet away. That was close enough to shower the Surveyor with dust — too close. Conrad took manual control, steering the LEM across the crater to a safe distance — on the far rim after all.[/i]
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