Earth's Moon - Ranger 9

Four images of Alphonsus from 15 km

Earth's Moon
These four images of the floor of Alphonsus crater were taken on 24 March 1965 about 5 seconds before Ranger 9 impacted on the surface. The pictures were taken by the four P-series cameras, and are (clockwise from upper left) P3, P4, P2, P1. The P3 image was taken from 14.3 km and is about 1.6 km across. The P4 image is 1.5 km across, taken at a distance of 13.1 km. P2, taken from 13.6 km, is 540 meters across, and P1, from 14.7 km, is 580 meters. North is at 1:00 for all four images. (Ranger 9, P006)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T 14:08:14
Distance/Range (km): 14.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.84, 002.37 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater
Instrument: Vidicon Camera P
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 300 x 300
Instrument Field of View (deg): 2.1 (P1, P2) 6.3 (P3, P4)
Filter: None
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 79.6
Phase Angle (deg): 54.6
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 25.4

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: Ranger 9 P006
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 65-023A-01A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

Updated 23 April 2003, DRW.