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The Moon from Ranger-7: Mare Cognitum (5)
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The "Ranger" Spacecrafts that failed:
Ranger 1: launched 23 August 1961.
Failed to leave Earth parking orbit.
Ranger 2: launched 18 November 1961.
Failed to leave Earth parking orbit.
Ranger 3: launched 26 January 1962.
Earth contact lost, missed the Moon by ~36.800 Km (ricordateVi bene questo dato: BERSAGLIO MANCATO di 36.000 Km!).
Ranger 4: launched 23 April 1962.
Sequencer failed, impacted the Moon 26 April 1962.
Ranger 5: launched 18 October 1962.
Earth contact lost, missed the Moon by 725 Km (un netto miglioramento rispetto al Ranger-3...)
Ranger 6: launched 30 January 1964.
Cameras failed, impacted the Moon 2 February 1964.
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