| NASA Center: |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Image # : |
p2888a |
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| Date : |
01/01/1961
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Title
The Ranger Spacecraft
Full Description
The Ranger fleet of spacecraft launched in the mid-sixties provided for the
first time live television transmissions of the Moon from lunar orbit.
These transmissions resolved surface features as small as 10 inches
across and provided over 17,000 images of the lunar surface.
These detailed photographs allowed scientists and engineers to study the Moon in
greater detail than ever before thus allowing for the design of a spacecraft
that would one day land men of Earth on its surface.
Keywords
Ranger Moon
Subject Category
Lunar Probes,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JPL
- Center Number:
p2888a
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001979
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: digital
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| Medium |
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1233 |
1504 |
638 |
| Large |
.jpg |
2466 |
3008 |
2,595 |
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