[Lunar Orbiter V] 3-part panorama over the farside terminator; high resolution frame...

[Lunar Orbiter V] 3-part panorama over the farside terminator; high resolution frame LRC V-5H. NASA, August 1967. Printed 1967. Three adjoining vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper [NASA images LRC V-5H1, V-5H2 and V-5H3 constituting image V-5H]. Each 25.4×20.3 cm (10×8 in), blank on the versos. (3).

This superb high resolution panorama of the Moon was taken (simultaneously with medium resolution Lunar Orbiter wide angle frame V-5M) with the telephoto 610 mm lens from an altitude of 2646 km and centered on rough highlands on the backside of the Moon (59.69° N, 111.74° E). The very low Sun at the terminator emphasizes the detail of the relief.

Condition Report:Minor softening to corners of prints, otherwise excellent condition.

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