Editing Apollo 12 (section)

==Mission insignia==
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The Apollo 12 mission patch shows the crew's naval background; all three astronauts at the time of the mission were U.S. Navy [[Commander (United States)|commanders]]. It features a [[clipper ship]] arriving at the Moon, representing the CM ''Yankee Clipper''. The ship trails fire, and flies the flag of the United States. The mission name APOLLO XII and the crew names are on a wide gold border, with a small blue trim. Blue and gold are traditional U.S. Navy colors. The patch has four stars on it – one each for the three astronauts who flew the mission and one for Clifton Williams, the original LMP on Conrad's crew who was killed in 1967 and would have flown the mission. The star was placed there at the suggestion of his replacement, Bean.{{sfn|Lattimer 1985|pp=72–74}}

The insignia was designed by the crew with the aid of several employees of NASA contractors. The Apollo 12 landing area on the Moon is within the portion of the lunar surface shown on the insignia, based on a photograph of a globe of the Moon, taken by engineers. The clipper ship was based on photographs of such a ship obtained by Bean.{{sfn|Lattimer 1985|p=73}}