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 1
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The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft mission, part of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of
Lunar Orbiter 2
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Spacecraft orbit and photographic coverage on the near side (left) and far side (right)
Launch of Lunar Orbiter 1 from an Atlas-Agena rocket on August 10, 1966
The first image of Earth from the distance of the Moon, August 23, 1966. The image (frame 1102; image 102 of Lunar Orbiter 1) consists of three parts h1-h3. Since its original publication its raw analog data has been used to digitally produce the image in higher resolution and clarity (see below). This probe took a second such image on August 25.