Gambart is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Insularum, near the central region of the Moon. It is named after French astronomer Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart. It can be located to the south-southe
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Oblique view of Gambart from Apollo 12
Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Gambart A
Oblique Apollo 12 image of Gambart A
The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 robotic spacecraft mission, part of the Lunar Orbiter Program, was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe la
Replica of a Lunar Orbiter spacecraft
Spacecraft orbit and photographic coverage on the near side (left) and far side (right)
Near Ariadaeus B crater on November 19, 1966 (4°50′N 15°32′E / 4.83°N 15.53°E / 4.83; 15.53)
Area east of Gambart crater on November 23, 1966 (1°04′N 12°27′W / 1.07°N 12.45°W / 1.07; -12.45)