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First Picture of the Moon by Ranger 7, 1964

Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by aU.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT) about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. Ranger 7 marked the first successful mission from the United States to explore the moon. The spacecraft carried six television vidicon cameras; two wide-angle and four narrow-angle. Ranger 7 transmitted over 4,300 photographs during the final 17 minutes of its flight. After 68.6 hours of flight, the spacecraft landed between Mare Nubium and Oceanus Procellarum. This landing site was later named Mare Cognitum. The velocity at impact was 1.62 miles per second, and the performance of the spacecraft exceeded hopes. No other experiments were carried on the spacecraft.

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First Picture of the Moon by Ranger 7, 1964

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Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by aU.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT) about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. Ranger 7 marked the first successful mission from the United States to explore the moon. The spacecraft carried six television vidicon cameras; two wide-angle and four narrow-angle. Ranger 7 transmitted over 4,300 photographs during the final 17 minutes of its flight. After 68.6 hours of flight, the spacecraft landed between Mare Nubium and Oceanus Procellarum. This landing site was later named Mare Cognitum. The velocity at impact was 1.62 miles per second, and the performance of the spacecraft exceeded hopes. No other experiments were carried on the spacecraft.

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4200 x 4124 px | 49.6 MB

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35.6 x 34.9 cm | 14.0 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)

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