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Guericke crater from 1335 km

Target Name:  Moon
Spacecraft:  Ranger 7
Produced by:  NASA
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Cross Reference:  Ranger 7 B100
Date Taken:  31 July 1964

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Ranger 7 B-camera image of Guericke crater (11.5 S, 14.1 W, diameter 63 km) taken from a distance of 1335 km. The dark flat floor of Mare Nubium dominates most of the image, which was taken 8.5 minutes before Ranger 7 impacted the Moon on 31 July 1964. The frame is about 230 km across and north is at 12:30. The impact site is off the frame to the left.

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1964-07-31 T 13:17:12
Distance/Range (km): 1335.44
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.60, 013.79 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): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): 34.0
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 43.1

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