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LUNAR ORBITER V: PHOTOGRAPHY.
Oversize View of Schröter's Valley, August 18, 1967,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

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LUNAR ORBITER V: PHOTOGRAPHY.

Oversize View of Schröter's Valley, August 18, 1967, comprising 4 telephoto panoramas, each comprising 10 silver gelatin prints joined, of Lunar Orbiter image V-202-205H, 1495 x 1550 mm overall, framed.

Launched on August 1, 1967, Lunar Orbiter V was the final LO mission, and had the objective of taking additional detailed photographs of potential Apollo landing sites. Known as the "APOLLO ZONE" this area was along the near side equator where a majority of Lunar Orbiter Program photographs were taken. Between August 6 and 18, Lunar Orbiter V took 174 photographs during 69 orbits. Illustrated in Cortright, Exploring Space with a Camera, p 124.

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