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Ranger 7 was the first space probe of the United States to successfully transmit close images of the lunar surface back to Earth. It was also the first completely successful flight of the Ranger program. Launched on July 28, 1964, Ranger 7 was designed to achieve a lunar-impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar ...
Ranger 7 – amerykańska sonda kosmiczna wysłana w ramach programu Ranger, a zarazem pierwsza udana misja w ramach tego programu. Statek planowo zderzył się z Księżycem 31 lipca 1964, wykonując ponad 4300 zdjęć jego powierzchni w ciągu 17 minut przed upadkiem.
Ranger 7 was a major turning point in the race to the Moon. The seventh in a series of early U.S. lunar impact missions, it was the first success after 13 failures in a row. Ranger 7 sent back 4,316 stunning images before crashing into the Moon on the northern rim of the Sea of Clouds.
The Ranger 7 lunar lander was the first true success in the United States' early quest to explore the moon and heralded a new era of exploration that saw dramatically more mission successes than failures. Launch Date. July 28, 1964.
29 lip 2019 · On July 31, Ranger 7 reached the Moon. During its final 17 minutes of flight, the spacecraft sent back 4,316 images of the lunar surface. The last image taken 2.3 seconds before impact had a resolution of just half-a-meter.
16 gru 2016 · Ranger 7 was the first American spacecraft to image the moon's surface from close-up. Along with Rangers 8 and 9, its pictures helped the United States plan the excursions for the Apollo...
Ranger 7. 720x707x1. PIA02975: First Image of the Moon taken by a U.S. Spacecraft. Full Resolution: TIFF (547.9 kB) JPEG (89.22 kB) Currently displaying images: 1 - 2 of 2.
