▁Survey or ▁ 3 ▁pro be ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ▁at ▁ 7 : 0 4   p . m . ▁Florida ▁time ▁( 0 0 0 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 ▁UTC ). ▁ ▁After ▁b oun cing ▁three ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁landing ▁on ▁the ▁Ocean us ▁Pro cell ar um , ▁the ▁pro be ▁became ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁analyze ▁the ▁chemical ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁lun ar ▁surface . ▁ ▁Using ▁a ▁robot ic ▁sc oop ▁called ▁the ▁So il ▁Mechan ics ▁Sur face ▁Sam pler , ▁the ▁pro be ▁d ug ▁four ▁different ▁tren ches ▁and ▁sent ▁data ▁back ▁to ▁Earth , ▁reve aling ▁that ▁the ▁Moon ▁soil ▁was ▁" like ▁co arse ▁d amp ▁beach ▁sand , ▁being ▁coh es ive ▁and ▁cl um py ." ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁Survey or ▁pro be ▁would ▁power ▁down ▁as ▁it ▁entered ▁a ▁two - week ▁long ▁" night ▁cycle ", ▁when ▁temper atures ▁on ▁the ▁dark ened ▁surface ▁fell ▁to ▁- 2 5 0   ° F ; ▁after ▁the ▁cycle ' s ▁end , ▁however , ▁engine ers ▁on ▁Earth ▁would ▁try ▁in ▁vain ▁to ▁locate ▁Survey or ' s ▁transmit ter ▁frequency ▁to ▁react iv ate ▁the ▁craft , ▁which ▁" app ar ently ▁fro ze ▁to ▁death " ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁declared ▁a ▁loss ▁upon ▁entering ▁its ▁second ▁night ▁cycle ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁b oun cing ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁" un expected ly ▁high ▁reflect ivity