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(Multiple choice: choose the one correct answer.) Which one of these statements about the Apollo 12 mission is not true?

O Apollo 12 was the second manned mission to land on the Moon.
O Apollo 12 landed in a lunar lowlands region.
The Apollo 12 lunar module touched down on the Moon within walking distance of an unmanned Surveyor spacecraft.
As had been the case with the Apollo 11 mission, the two Apollo 12 astronauts who landed on the Moon completed just one period of
extravehicular activity outside the lunar module.
O Apollo 12 left a package of experiments behind on the Moon.

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Final answer:

The Apollo 12 mission conducted two extravehicular activities on the Moon, contrary to the statement provided.


Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that is not true about the Apollo 12 mission is: As had been the case with the Apollo 11 mission, the two Apollo 12 astronauts who landed on the Moon completed just one period of extravehicular activity outside the lunar module. In reality, the Apollo 12 astronauts conducted two extravehicular activities (EVAs) on the Moon. During the EVAs, they collected samples, performed experiments, and repaired the Surveyor 3 spacecraft.


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