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Floor of Mare Nubium 2 1/2 seconds before impact

Target Name:  Moon
Spacecraft:  Ranger 7
Produced by:  NASA
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Cross Reference:  Ranger 7 A199
Date Released: 31 July 1964

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Final image taken by Ranger 7 camera A before impact at 10.59 S, 20.68 W. This image was taken from a distance of 6.5 km only 2.5 seconds before impact. The frame is about 2.7 km across and north is up. The impact point is just above and right of the central reticle. At this high resolution (about 5 meters) the flat floor of Mare Nubium was shown to be peppered with small impact craters.

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1964-07-31 T 13:25:46
Distance/Range (km): 6.46
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -10.60, 020.69 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater, mare
Instrument: Vidicon Camera A
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 1150 x 1150
Instrument Field of View (deg): 25
Filter: None
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 25.0

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