The images of the moon’s surface taken by five NASA Lunar Orbiter satellites in 1966 and 1967 are still among the most detailed ever made. The original analog data, beamed down to Earth to plan landing sites for the Apollo missions, was recorded on magnetic tapes that collected dust for decades and were nearly discarded.
Photo by: Daniel Hennessy
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