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Photo of the moon taken by Ranger IX

97-756
Accession Number
97-756
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350901020
Related Collection
Webb, James E. Papers
Keywords
Aerial photographs
Moon exploration
Space sciences
HST Keywords
National Aeronautics And Space Administration; Ranger IX
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Description
Television picture of the Moon taken by Ranger IX prior to impact on March 24, 1965 at 06 08 20 PST. View with shadows to the left. North is at the top. Frame # next to last A frame. Camera A. Time 8.09 seconds before impact. Spacecraft altitude above Moon 12.2 miles. Dimensions 5.8 miles by 5.3 miles. Remarks: Shows large crater toward left margin which is 1.6 miles across and is situated on shallow rille running upward. A second rille near right margin is resolved as a string of chain craters.
Date(s)
March 24, 1965