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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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First Image of the Moon taken by a U.S. Spacecraft
Title
First Image of the Moon taken by a U.S. Spacecraft
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by aU.S. spacecraft, on 31 July 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT)about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. The area photographed is centered at 13 S, 10 W and covers about 360 km from top to bottom. The large crater at center right is the 108 km diameter Alphonsus. Above it is Ptolemaeus and below it Arzachel. The terminator is at the bottom right corner. Mare Nubium is at center and left. Nor this at about 11:00 at the center of the frame. The Ranger 7impact site is off the frame, to the left of the upper left corner. (Ranger 7, B001)
The Ranger series of spacecraft were designed solely to take high-quality pictures of the Moon and transmit them back to Earth in real time. The images were to be used for scientific study, as well as selecting landing sites for the Apollo Moon missions. Ranger 7 was the first of the Ranger series to be entirely successful. It transmitted 4,308high-quality images over the last 17 minutes of flight, the final image having a resolution of 0.5 meter/pixel.
Ranger 7 was launched July 28, 1964 and arrived at the Moon on July 31, 1964.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by aU.S. spacecraft, on 31 July 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT)about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. The area photographed is centered at 13 S, 10 W and covers about 360 km from top to bottom. The large crater at center right is the 108 km diameter Alphonsus. Above it is Ptolemaeus and below it Arzachel. The terminator is at the bottom right corner. Mare Nubium is at center and left. Nor this at about 11:00 at the center of the frame. The Ranger 7impact site is off the frame, to the left of the upper left corner. (Ranger 7, B001)
The Ranger series of spacecraft were designed solely to take high-quality pictures of the Moon and transmit them back to Earth in real time. The images were to be used for scientific study, as well as selecting landing sites for the Apollo Moon missions. Ranger 7 was the first of the Ranger series to be entirely successful. It transmitted 4,308high-quality images over the last 17 minutes of flight, the final image having a resolution of 0.5 meter/pixel.
Ranger 7 was launched July 28, 1964 and arrived at the Moon on July 31, 1964.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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2000-11-04
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2000-11-04
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Ranger
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Spacecraft:
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Ranger 7
Spacecraft
Ranger 7
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Moon
Target_Name
Moon
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Earth
Is_a_satellite_of
Earth
Is a satellite of
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Product Size:
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720 samples x 707 lines
Product_Size
720 samples x 707 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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RANGER_PAGE
Primary_Data_Set
RANGER_PAGE
Primary Data Set
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facet_what:
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Crater
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Crater
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Moon
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Moon
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
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facet_what:
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Ranger
facet_what
Ranger
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Ranger 7
facet_what
Ranger 7
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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facet_when:
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31 July 1964
facet_when
31 July 1964
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facet_when:
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July 28, 1964
facet_when
July 28, 1964
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facet_when:
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July 31, 1964
facet_when
July 31, 1964
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1964
facet_when_year
1964
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02975
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02975
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02975
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