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Television pictures taken by Ranger IX of the Moon, prior to impact on March 24, 1965 at 06 08 20 PST. View with shadows to the left. North is at the top. Frame # last three P 1 frames. Camera P1. Time: Frame #3-0.453 seconds before impact. Spacecraft altitude above Moon 3/4 of a mile. Dimensions 160 feet by 125 feet for last P1. Remarks: Last three P1 camera frames are shown. The lower picture, #3, being the last in the sequence. Ranger 9 impacted in the circle on the edge of twenty-five foot crater near upper margin. The smallest visible crater is 2-1/2 feet across.