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The Moon from Ranger-8: Mare Tranquillitatis (1)
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Caption NASA:"First full-frame image of the Moon taken by the Ranger 8 camera A from a distance of 2573 Km. The image was taken on 20 Feb. 1965 at 09:34 UT with the spacecraft at an altitude of 2510 Km. The central reticle is at 10,65° South Latitude, 22,4° West Longitude, in the Mare Cognitum area of the Moon. North is up, and the picture extends 1200 Km across, from about 5° North to 30° South Lat. and from 5° West to 45° West Longitude. The craters Campanus and Mercator are visible at the bottom center. Gassandi crater (101 Km diameter) is the bright circle near the edge of the frame at 8:00. The Apollo 12 Landing Site is near top center and Apollo 14 slightly to the right of that (Ranger 8, A001)".
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