Backside of the Moon at Apolune (), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967


Backside of the Moon at Apolune (), 1967, Gelatin silver prints, Image: 16 3/16 × 13 3/4 in. ( × cm), Photographs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, This photograph was made as part of the Lunar Orbiter program, a series of five unmanned spacecraft launched into orbit around the Moon in 1966 and 1967. Each spacecraft was equipped with a sophisticated imaging system provided by Eastman Kodak, which consisted of a dual-lens camera, film processing and handling units, and a readout scanner for transmitting the images back to Earth


Size: 4085px × 4599px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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