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50 years ago, The Lunar Orbiter Program

Mark Garcia

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The Lunar Orbiter Program consisted of spacecraft placed into lunar orbit to take photographs of the surface to identify potential suitable landing sites for the Apollo Program.

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The Lunar Orbiter Program consisted of spacecraft placed into lunar orbit to take photographs of the surface to identify potential suitable landing sites for the Apollo Program.

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The Lunar Orbiter Program consisted of spacecraft placed into lunar orbit to take photographs of the surface to identify potential suitable landing sites for the Apollo Program.

Key concepts: Orbiter, Astrobiology, Geology, Remote sensing, Astronomy, Physics

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