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First image of the Moon taken by a U.S. spacecraft Target Name:   Moon Spacecraft:   Ranger 7 Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   Ranger 7 B001 Date Taken:   31 July 1964 Related Documents The Moon Ranger 7 Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size ra7b001.jpg JPEG 640 x 628 72K PIA2975.tif TIFF 720 x 707 535K Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by a U.S. spacecraft, on 31 July 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT) about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. The area photographed is centered at 13 S, 10 W and covers about 360 km from top to bottom. The large crater at center right is the 108 km diameter Alphonsus. Above it is Ptolemaeus and below it Arzachel. The terminator is at the bottom right corner. Mare Nubium is at center and left. North is at about 11:00 at the center of the frame. The Ranger 7 impact site is off the frame, to the left of the upper left corner. Location & Time Information Date/Time (UT): 1964-07-31 T 13:08:44.90 Distance/Range (km): 2445.97 Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -13.09,350.37 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 x 8.4 Filter: none Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 78.3 Phase Angle (deg): 33.9 Instrument Look Direction: N/A Surface Emission Angle (deg): 47.0

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