Lunar Orbiter III - 24 inch Lens High Resolution Photograph of S-21.5 (KI-3091)

Lunar Orbiter III - 24 inch Lens High Resolution Photograph of S-21.5 (KI-3091)

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Lunar Orbiter III - 24 inch Lens High Resolution Photograph of S-21.5 (KI-3091)

March 27, 1967
Gelatin silver print
Image: 16 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (42.2 × 35 cm)
Mount: 18 × 15 15/16 in. (45.7 × 40.5 cm)
Gift of Robert Shanebrook in memory of James R. Niederbaumer and his contributions to astronomy and photography, 2009
Inscriptions typed on applied label affixed to mount verso, C: Lunar Orbiter III - 24 inch Lens [underlined] \ High Resolution Photograph of S-21.5 (KI-3091) [underlined] \ This photograph of the backside of the moon was taken near \ apolune (about 1850 kilometers). The area covered is in the southern \ hemisphere and is here shown for the first time in such detail. The \ large crater with the dark floor is Tsiolkovsky, about 150 miles in \ diameter. \ This photograph shows in detail a portion of a photograph \ taken simultaneously with the 80mm lens. \ TJL 3/27/67
inscribed in black ink on sticker affixed to mount verso, TRC: 7
inscribed in black ink on sticker affixed to mount verso, BLC: PS
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