Lunar Orbiter 2
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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)
Lunar Orbiter program
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The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five uncrewed Moon-orbiting missions launched by the United States in 1966 and 1967. Intended to help select Apollo landing sites by mapping the Moon's surfac
Lunar Orbiter spacecraft
A flight-spare Lunar Orbiter Photographic Subsystem is on display at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, N.Y.
Lunar Orbiter camera (NASA)
A detail of an original image at the top, compared to a reprocessed version at the bottom created by LOIRP.