Why did the lunar lander have 4 legs?

In particular, chapter 6.4 notes that a five-legged design was initially considered, but was changed to a four-legged one both to save weight and to simplify the design, which was already based on a four-way symmetric frame: Grumman had first considered five legs but, during 1963, decided on four.

What is the thing that lands on the moon?

Table of objects

Artificial object	Country	Status
Apollo 17 LM-12 Challenger descent stage	United States	Landed
Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV-3)	United States	Landed
Apollo 17 LM-12 Challenger ascent stage	United States	Crashed (post-mission)
Luna 21 and Lunokhod 2	Soviet Union	Landed

Why did the moon lander have wide feet?

The bigger feet made the gear too large to fit into the adapter. A retractable gear therefore replaced the simpler fixed-leg gear. Retractability also figured in the shift from five to four legs – the fewer to fold, the better. The fit of the LM inside the adapter during launch.

How many legs did the lunar module have?

four legs
So the LM had four legs (one design configuration had five legs) and large landing pads to distribute the load across the lunar surface. In 1966, when the soft-landing Surveyor spacecraft found this situation was not so, it was way too late to change the design of the LM.

Who built the lunar landing module?

Grumman
Apollo Lunar Module/Manufacturers

Is the moon buggy still on the moon?

The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972. These three LRVs remain on the Moon.

How did the lunar rover stay on the moon?

The rear wheels folded out and locked in place. When they touched the ground, the front of the rover could be unfolded, the wheels deployed, and the entire frame let down to the surface by pulleys. The rover components locked into place upon opening.