Science and Exploration

LOIRP Releases Recovered Lunar Orbiter III Image of Surveyor 1 on the Lunar Surface

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image was taken by Lunar Orbiter III on 22 February 1967 at 5:24:14 GMT at an altitude of 54.27 km above the lunar surface. High resolution frame 3 clearly shows the Surveyor 1 spacecraft sitting on the lunar surface complete with a long shadow. More at Moonviews.com

This image was taken by Lunar Orbiter III on 22 February 1967 at 5:24:14 GMT at an altitude of 54.27 km above the lunar surface. High resolution frame 3 clearly shows the Surveyor 1 spacecraft sitting on the lunar surface complete with a long shadow. More at Moonviews.com

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