Space sciences

Photo of the Earth from satellite

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This is the first photo of almost the entire disc of the Earth taken by the Spin Scan Cloud Camera of the United States Application Technology Satellite. The photo was taken from 23,000 miles above the equator over the Pacific Ocean.

Moon surface photograph taken by Lunar Orbiter II

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This oblique view of the Moon recorded by Lunar Orbiter II shows the crater Copernicus just below the horizon.

Moon surface photograph taken by Lunar Orbiter I

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This is a moderate resolution frame taken by Lunar Orbiter I of the Moon's lunar surface near the Ocean of Storms.

Moon surface photograph taken by Lunar Orbiter I

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This is a moderate resolution photo taken by Lunar Orbiter I of an area of the Moon located east of the crater Gambart.

Photograph of Mars from Mariner IV

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This is a photographic representation of digital data radioed from Mars by Mariner IV just prior to its closest approach of about 6,000 miles from the planet. This is at 7,600 miles.

Photograph of Mars from Mariner IV

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This is a photographic representation of digital data radioed from Mars by Mariner IV just prior to its closest approach of about 6,000 miles from the planet. This is at 7,700 miles.

Moon surface photograph taken by Lunar Orbiter I

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This is the first photograph of the lunar surface taken by Lunar Orbiter I to be released in the United States. It is a reassembled photograph made up of 14 framelets. This was the first medium resolution photograph in a series of 20 frames taken by Lunar Orbiter I beginning at 7:43 a.m. PST, August 18. It was readout to Goldstone, California Deep Space Network station beginning at 12:51 p.m. PDT. North is approximately at the top of the photograph when it is viewed with the wall of the large depression on the left border.