Kelli Mars
Abstract
The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft lifted off on Aug. 10, 1966, to begin its journey to photograph the Moon. To identify suitable landing sites for the Apollo missions, NASA established the Lunar Orbiter program, a series of spacecraft placed in lunar orbit to take medium- and high-resolution photographs of the surface.
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The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft lifted off on Aug. 10, 1966, to begin its journey to photograph the Moon. To identify suitable landing sites for the Apollo missions, NASA established the Lunar Orbiter program, a series of spacecraft placed in lunar orbit to take medium- and high-resolution photographs of the surface.
Key concepts: Orbiter, Apollo, Astrobiology, Spacecraft, Lunar orbit, Moon landing, Far side of the Moon, Geology