[View of Moon from Lunar Orbiter III]

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Identifier2017-11-06_image_006SourceThe Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection (2017-11-06), Box 2, Folder 4CreatorUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationDescriptionPhotograph of the surface of Earth's moon taken from the Lunar Orbiter III satellite, February 22, 1967. Visible landmarks in the photo include the lunar craters Kepler (near center) and Kepler A (near right edge).

Typed caption on verso: "National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center. Hampton, Va. February 22, 1967. Lunar Orbiter III M-153. Hampton VA. -- This view of the Moon was made through Lunar Orbiter III's wide-angle lens. The prominent crater near the center is Kepler. It is approximately 20 miles in diameter and more than one mile deep and is located near 8 degrees North Latitude and 38 degrees West Longitude in Oceanus Procellarum. The smaller, almost perfectly formed crater to the right is Kepler A, which measures nine miles in diameter and is about one-half mile deep. Lunar Orbiter is a project of NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., and was built by the Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington."Creation Date1967-02-22SubjectUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite)MoonMoon--ExplorationSpace vehiclesArtificial satellitesBoeing CompanyLunar cratersOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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