Earth's Moon - Ranger 9

Northeast rim of Alphonsus crater from 700 km

Earth's Moon
Ranger 9 camera B image of the northeast rim of Alphonsus crater at left, and southern rim of Ptolemaeus crater at the top. The image was taken from 700 km distance about 4.5 minutes before impact in Alphonsus crater. The intersecting crater rims exhibit a chaotic, mountainous terrain, in sharp contrast to the flat crater floors. The frame is approximately 120 km across and north is at 12:30. The image is centered at 12 S, 1 W. (Ranger 9, B035)
Larger image: 545K

High resolution tiff file (1.0M)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-02-20 T 14:03:48
Distance/Range (km): 703.10
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.02, 000.76 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater
Instrument: Vidicon Camera B
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 1150 x 1150
Instrument Field of View (deg): 8.4
Filter: None
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 81.2
Phase Angle (deg): 50.0
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 31.2

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: Ranger 9 B035
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 65-023A-01A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID:

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015