Lunar Orbiter 3 Image 3184_M

This newly retrieved medium resolution image, frame 3184_M, was taken by Lunar Orbiter 3 on 22 February 1967 at 01:55 GMT LPI reference. Images: [large at LOIRP] [Very Large at NASA NLSI] Note: the white features in the lower part of this image are processing artifacts – film flaws – from the automated film development process aboard Lunar Orbiter 3 in lunar orbit.

Lunar Orbiter 3 Image 3166_H2

This newly retrieved high resolution image, frame 3166_H2, was taken by Lunar Orbiter 3 on 21 February 1967 at 11:59 GMT LPI reference. Images: [large at LOIRP] [Very Large at NASA NLSI] Note: the rectangular-shaped features are data processing artifacts from the digitization process we use to retrieve images from original analog data tapes.

Lunar Orbiter 3 Image 3166_H3

This newly retrieved high resolution image, frame 3166_H3, was taken by Lunar Orbiter 3 on 21 February 1967 at 11:59 GMT LPI reference. Images: [large at LOIRP] [Very Large at NASA NLSI]. Note: the large white, arc-shaped features are processing artifacts – film flaws – from the automated film development process aboard Lunar Orbiter 3 in lunar orbit.

Lunar Orbiter Goes To The Inaugural

We just learned that our recently retrieved version of the classic Lunar Orbiter 2 oblique view of Copernicus has been chosen for the NASA publication “A Lunar Gallery: An Artistic Look at Earth’s Moon”. This booklet will be part of the official presidential inaugural handout package next week. You can download a copy of the complete publication here.