Ranger VII Photographs of the Moon

Views of the moon taken from the Ranger VII starting at 17 minutes prior to lunar impact. The Ranger series was the first U.S. attempt to obtain close-up images of the Lunar surface. The Ranger spacecraft were designed to fly straight down towards the Moon and send images back until the moment of impact. The project ran from 1961 - 1965. Film #L-840.

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