LUNAR ORBITER I

View of lunar surface from Lunar Orbiter I.
August 26, 1966
Vintage gelatin silver print
8 x 10 inches

A high resolution photograph made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lunar Orbiter I Spacecraft on August 26, 1966, of an area on the hidden side of the Moon shows an unusual geological phenomenon formed by the superposition of wall material in the older crater is clearly visible. North is at the top of the picture when it is viewed with the larger of the two craters at the upper left and the smaller crater to its lower right. The large younger crater is 31 miles across; its older neighbor is about 25 miles wide. Dimensions of the area shown are 43 miles by 52 miles.

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