October 28, 2015
Launched on August 1, 1967, Lunar Orbiter V was the final LO mission, and had the objective of taking additional detailed photographs of potential Apollo landing sites.
Known as the "APOLLO ZONE" this area was along the near side equator where a majority of Lunar Orbiter Program photographs were taken. Between August 6 and 18, Lunar Orbiter V took 174 photographs during 69 orbits.
US 700 - A DETAILED VIEW WITHIN THE HIPPARCHUS SERIES OF CRATERS
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA - LRC Lunar Orbiter Project - Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 100, 1 of 3 High Resolution, Site 24, GRE 03051200, KI No. 5/20, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 06:10:20.93, READOUT: 23 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .02 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, 3 SEPT 1967."
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA - LRC Lunar Orbiter Project - Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 100, 1 of 3 High Resolution, Site 24, GRE 03051200, KI No. 5/20, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 06:10:20.93, READOUT: 23 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .02 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, 3 SEPT 1967."
This frame is located on the lunar near side approximately 4 degrees south latitude and 4 degrees east longitude. Hundreds of small craters within the Hipparchus Crater region can be seen. High resolution frames can resolve lunar details up to 2 meters in diameter.
LUNAR ORBITER V—JUST SOUTH OF THE APOLLO 15 LANDING SITE
CLOSE-UPS OF THE APENNINE MOUNTAIN REGION
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA - LRC Lunar Orbiter Project - Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 106, 2 of 3 High Resolution, Site 26.1, GRE 08051190, KI No. 5119, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 12:41:27.62, READOUT: 23 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .04 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, 16 SEPT 1967."
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA - LRC Lunar Orbiter Project - Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 106, 2 of 3 High Resolution, Site 26.1, GRE 08051190, KI No. 5119, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 12:41:27.62, READOUT: 23 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .04 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, 16 SEPT 1967."
This frame is located on the lunar near side approximately 25 degrees north latitude and 3 degrees east longitude. Three rows of mountains are seen with dark shadows toward the top center.
LUNAR ORBITER V—SOUTH OF THE APOLLO 15 LANDING SITE
ADDITIONAL CLOSE-UPS OF THE APENNINE MOUNTAIN REGION
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA—LRC Lunar Orbiter Project—Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 104, 3 of 3 High Resolution, Site 26.1, GRE 08051190, KI No. 5119, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 12:40:36.42, READOUT: 23 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .04 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, SEPT 15, 1967."
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA—LRC Lunar Orbiter Project—Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 104, 3 of 3 High Resolution, Site 26.1, GRE 08051190, KI No. 5119, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 12:40:36.42, READOUT: 23 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .04 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, SEPT 15, 1967."
This frame is located on the lunar near side approximately 24 degrees north latitude and 2 degrees east longitude. A large mountain reflects bright sunlight off the surface with shadowing seen along the upper center of the image.
LUNAR ORBITER V—INSIDE THE CRATER ALPHONSUS
A CONTROVERSIAL AREA KNOWN FOR TRANSIENT LUNAR PHENOMENON
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA—LRC Lunar Orbiter Project—Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 119, 1 of 3 High Resolution, Site 28, GRE 060511500, KI No. 5115, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 22:02:59.50, READOUT: 22 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .04 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, 7 SEPT 1967."
Large gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Caption along the lower border reads: "NASA—LRC Lunar Orbiter Project—Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 119, 1 of 3 High Resolution, Site 28, GRE 060511500, KI No. 5115, Photographed: Date: 14 AUG 1967, TIME: 22:02:59.50, READOUT: 22 AUG 1967, SHUTTER .04 Second. Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, US Army, 7 SEPT 1967."
The rough terrain inside Alphonsus crater is evident on this lunar near side image located approximately 13 degrees south latitude and 4 degrees west longitude. Prior to the Apollo lunar landings, some scientists thought this area had active volcanism because of occasional sights of light flashes. This was one of several lunar sights that had unusual events known as Transient Lunar Phenomenon.