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ra9_p001.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (7)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Four images of the floor of Alphonsus crater taken by the Ranger 9 P-series cameras about 10 seconds before impact on 24 March 1965. The images are ordered by camera (clockwise from upper left) P3, P4, P2, P1. Image P3 was taken from a distance of 25,5 Km and is about 2,9 Km across. P4 was taken from 24,4 Km and extends about 2,8 Km. Image P1 is about 1,1 Km across and was taken from 25,9 Km. Image P2, taken from a distance of 24,7 Km, is about 1 Km across (Ranger 9, P001)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_p006.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (8)54 visiteCaption NASA:"These four images of the floor of Alphonsus Crater were taken on 24 March 1965 about 5 seconds before Ranger 9 impacted on the Surface.
The pictures were taken by the four P-series cameras, and are (clockwise from upper left) P3, P4, P2, P1. The P3 image was taken from 14.3 km and is about 1.6 km across. The P4 image is 1,5 Km across, taken at a distance of 13,1 Km. P2, taken from 13,6 Km, is 540 meters across and P1, from 14,7 Km, is 580 mt.
North is at 1:00 for all four images (Ranger 9, P006)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_p012.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (9)54 visiteCaption NASA:"This image shows the last two pictures taken by Ranger 9 before impact onto the Lunar Surface. The images show the floor of Alphonsus Crater at 12,84° South Lat. and 2,39 West Long.
North is at 1:00 in both images. The top image was taken by camera P3 at a distance of 600 mt just 0,25" before impact. The frame is about 70 mt across. The lower frame is from camera P1. It includes most of the area on the left of the P3 frame and was taken from 1,2 Km, 4,5" prior to impact.
The image is approximately 50 mt across.
Part of the P3 frame is missing because Ranger 9 did not finish transmitting before impact. These were the last images from the Ranger programme, which ended with this mission (Ranger 9, P012)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_a060.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (2)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Ranger 9 image taken 54 seconds before impact. The upraised area at lower center is the central peak of Alphonsus Crater floor. This image was taken from a distance of 136 Km.
The impact point of Ranger 9 is to the right of the central reticle, about 60% of the way from the central reticle to the edge of the frame.
The image is 60 Km across and North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, A060)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_a070.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (3)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Last image taken by the Ranger 9 wide-angle A-camera about 3" before impact.
The image shows the floor of Alphonsus Crater from a distance of 7,5 Km.
The frame is about 3,3 Km across, the resolution is about 6 mt.
North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, A070)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_b001.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (4)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Ranger 9 B-camera image from 2500 Km showing Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Albategnius Craters.
Ptolemaeus is the large (164 Km diameter) flat-floored crater at the top. Alphonsus, diameter 108 Km, is at lower left and the 114 Km Albategnius Crater is at lower right. The Terminator runs through the lower corner. Ranger 9 impacted in Alphonsus crater 18,5 minutes after this image was taken.
North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, B001)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_b035.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (5)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Ranger 9 camera B image of the North-East rim of Alphonsus Crater at left and Southern rim of Ptolemaeus Crater at the top. The image was taken from 700 Km distance about 4,5 minutes before impact in Alphonsus Crater. The intersecting crater rims exhibit a chaotic, mountainous terrain, in sharp contrast to the flat crater floors. The frame is approximately 120 Km across and North is at 12:30. The image is centered at 12° South Lat. and 1° West Long. (Ranger 9, B035)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra9_b087.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-9: Alphonsus Crater (6)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Final full frame taken by the Ranger 9 B-camera before impact. The image was taken from 15,4 Km about 5,5" before impact. The image, taken on 20 February 1965, shows the floor of Alphonsus Crater and is centered at 12,8 South Lat. and 2,3 West Long.. The frame is about 2,5 Km across and North is at 12:30. Ranger 9 was the last of the Ranger series of impact missions to the Moon (Ranger 9, B087)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra8_a030.gifThe Moon from Ranger-8: Mare Tranquillitatis (2) - LR56 visiteCaption NASA:"Ranger 8 image of the Moon from 302 Km. The image was taken on 20 February 1965 and 9:55 UT, 2,5 minutes before the spacecraft impacted on the Lunar Surface. The two large craters at upper center are Ritter (above left) and Sabine, each about 30 Km in diameter. The Apollo 11 Landing Site is just off the right edge of the image at about 4:00. The image is about 130 Km across and North is up (Ranger 8, A030)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra8_b090.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-8: Mare Tranquillitatis (7)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Ranger 8 camera B image of the Moon about 5 seconds before impact. Ranger 8 impact took place on 20 February 1965 at 9:57:37 UT. This picture was taken from a distance of 11 Km.
The area is in the Sea of Tranquillity about 2° North of the Apollo 11 Landing Site. The frame is about 2 Km across and North is up.
Features as small as 4 mt across can be seen (Ranger 8, B090)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra8_p010.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-8: Mare Tranquillitatis (8)54 visiteCaption NASA:"These four images were the first taken by the Ranger 8 P-series cameras. The images are ordered (clockwise from upper left) P3, P4, P2, P1. The P3 and P4 cameras had 6,3° fields of view (~135 Km across) and show 164-Km-diameter Ptolemaeus Crater to the right and the Davy Crater Chain, a white line running S-WW to N-EE at left middle in P3 and lower left in P4. The P1 and P2 cameras had 2,1° fields of view (45 Km across). P1 shows a close-up of the crater Davy Y at the upper right. Image P2 shows the area just East of P1. North is up for all images (Ranger 8, P001)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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ra8_p020.jpgThe Moon from Ranger-8: Mare Tranquillitatis (9)54 visiteCaption NASA:"Final pictures taken by the Ranger-8 P-camera about 1/2 second before impact. Impact occurred on 20 February 1965 at 9:57:36.256 UT. The images are ordered (clockwise from upper left) P3, P4, P2, P1. Impact occurred before transmission of the image P4 was complete, hence the static over most of the image. The areas shown are in Mare Tranquillitatus (Sea of Tranquillity) about 60 Km north of the Apollo 11 Landing Site. Image P3 was taken 0,489" before impact, from a distance of 1,09 Km. The image is about 140 mt across. Image P1 was taken 0,689" before impact from 1,52 Km and is 60 mt across. Image P2 was taken 0,289" prior to impact from 640 mt. The frame is 30 mt across. North is up on all images. (Ranger 8, P020)".MareKromiumNov 12, 2006
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