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'The Picture of the Century': Crater Copernicus, Lunar Orbiter 2, November 1966

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'The Picture of the Century': Crater Copernicus, Lunar Orbiter 2, November 1966

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Camera onboard Lunar Obiter II's robotic spacecraft Two versions of the same view: a portion of the first close up photograph of the crater Copernicus - an oblique view of one of the most prominent features of the Moon. Photo taken from 28.4 miles above the surface of the Moon, Lunar Orbiter 2, 23 November 1966, 7.05 pm ESTVintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based Kodak paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on verso (2)Footnotes:At the time this image of the Moon was hailed The Picture of the Century by LIFE Magazine

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'The Picture of the Century': Crater Copernicus, Lunar Orbiter 2, November 1966

Name: 'The Picture of the Century': Crater Copernicus, Lunar Orbiter 2, November 1966
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