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To prepare for the Apollo landings, five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft were launched during 1966 and 1967 to gather detailed images of our fair planet's large, natural satellite. Dramatic views returned by the spacecraft cameras included this stark moonscape. The mosaic of 93 kilometer wide impact crater Copernicus features central peaks rising above the crater floor and rugged crater walls.

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public domain by NASA and U.S. Geological Survey

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http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070616.html

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current22:36, 26 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 22:36, 26 April 2010720 × 550 (129 KB)TumultuosTo prepare for the Apollo landings, five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft were launched during 1966 and 1967 to gather detailed images of our fair planet's large, natural satellite. Dramatic views returned by the spacecraft cameras included this stark moonscape.

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