The Moon - Lunar Orbiter 5

Aristarchus crater on the Moon.

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Lunar Orbiter 5 view of Aristarchus crater on the Moon. The crater is approximately 40 km in diameter, and 3.6 km in depth from rim to floor. Note the hummocky ejecta blanket surrounding the crater and the concentric and radial valleys along the crater walls, resulting from mass wasting. North is up. (Lunar Orbiter 5, frame M-197)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1967-08-18 T 08:59
Distance/Range (km): 130
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +23.06/312.58
Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater
Instrument: Medium-resolution Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): N/A
Instrument Field of View (deg): 44.2 x 37.9
Filter: Clear
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 73.99
Phase Angle (deg): 74.95
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 2.30

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: L05-M197
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 66-073Z-01D
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

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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