Title from caption on object: "Closeup of Moon Surface”

March 24, 1965

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a section of the moon's surface. The image captures a close-up view of the lunar terrain, which features a large crater towards the bottom right of the frame. The rest of the surface is scattered with smaller craters and ridges, creating a textured landscape. The photograph includes crosshairs, suggesting it was taken for scientific or navigational purposes. Annotations at the bottom of the image provide context about the lunar surface's dimensions and features, noting that the image was captured by Ranger 9 cameras just seconds before impact, illustrating an area of 5.8 miles by 3.3 miles. The photograph provides a detailed look at the geological features of the moon, emphasizing its cratered surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 18.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.21.32

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom printed in image: (JPL13) PASADENA, Calif., March 24-- CLOSEUP OF MOON SURFACE-- This pic- / ture by Ranger 9 cameras was made 8.09 seconds before impact with the / spacecraft only 12.2 miles above the moon. Scientists at Jet Propul- / sion Lab in Pasadena said it shows an area 5.8 miles by 5.3 miles, with / North at the top. They added that the large crater toward left margin / is 1.6 miles across and is situated on a shallow rill [sic] running upward. / A second rill [sic] near the right margin is resolved as a string of / chain craters. (NASA Photo Via AP Wirephoto) (mw41700ho) 1965; on verso, by unknown hand, across top in blue pencil: Moon [circled] Ranger 9 photos; top center stamped in blue ink perpendicular: RRV 16641; center Associated Press copyright stamp in red ink perpendicular

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