Mare Imbrium: the Rover is leaving the "nest"...

Luna-17 landed on the Moon on November 15, 1970. The robotic rover, Lunokhod-1 rolled off the landing platform to explore the surface of the Moon for about a month. Two cycloramic cameras on either side of the rover were oriented for 180° horizontal panoramas (500×3000 pixels). These panoramas are sometimes geometrically warped to correct for the 15° tilt of the camera. Two other cameras were oriented for 360° vertical panoramas of 500×6000 pixels, including images of the sky, for star locations. A level indicator was placed below these cameras, with a bull's eye pattern and a small metal ball bearing.

Over 200 panoramas were returned. Two cameras transmitted simultaneously, on 130 and 190 KHz subcarriers. Analysis of these images was carried out by the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI), the Vernadskii Geophysical Institute (GEOKhI), and the Space Research Institute (IKI). The cameras were built by Arnold Selivanov's Team.