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Lunar orbiter project / National Space Science Data Center.

Call Number: QB595 .L86 1968

Publisher: National Space Science Data Center, 1968

Format
Microfilm
Subject Category
History US
Collection Dates
01/01/1966 - 12/31/1967
Location
UNLV Microforms

Summary: This five reel collection is a series of photographs of the moon from the Lunar orbiter (Missions 1 - 5, 1966 - 1967). The orbiter obtained 1,950 wide angle high resolution photos of the moon's surface. These photos made possible the construction of lunar maps and enabled the selection of five primary landing sites for the manned Apollo missions.


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