Floor of Mare Nubium on the Moon from 15 km Target Name:   Moon Spacecraft:   Ranger 7 Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   Ranger 7 B200 Date Released:  31 July 1964

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Ranger 7 camera-B image taken 5 seconds before impact on 31 July 1964. The image was taken from a distance of 14.71 km and shows the floor of Mare Nubium. The frame is about 2.8 km across and shows features as small as approximately 5 meters. The impact site is off this image to the upper left.

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1964-07-31 T 13:25:43.75
Distance/Range (km): 14.71
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -10.66, 020.57 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater, mare
Instrument: Vidicon Camera B
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 1150 x 1150
Instrument Field of View (deg): 8.4
Filter: None
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 67.6
Phase Angle (deg): 34.1
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 36.1