[Lunar Orbiter V] Amazing crescent backside of the Moon; medium resolution frame...

[Lunar Orbiter V] Amazing crescent backside of the Moon; medium resolution frame LRC V-5M. NASA, August 1967. Printed 1967. Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper [NASA image LRC V-5M]. 25.4×20.3 cm (10×8 in), blank on the verso.

This incredible photograph of the Moon was taken (simultaneously with high resolution Lunar Orbiter telephoto frame V-5H) with the wide-angle 80mm lens from an altitude of 2650 km and centered on rough highlands on the backside of the Moon (59.69° N, 111.74° E).

Condition Report:Very minor irregularities of the glossy surface of print in the black sky of space at right, otherwise excellent condition.

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