NSSDC Image Catalog
First picture of the Moon taken by Ranger 8
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Ritter and Sabine craters on the Moon
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Ranger 8 image taken 2 seconds before impact
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Ptolemaeus and Alphonsus craters on the Moon
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Sabine crater in Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Sea of Tranquillity on the Moon from 11 km, 5 seconds before impact
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Four images of Davy crater chain and Ptolemaeus crater from 1300 km
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Mare Tranquillitatis from 20 km, 9 seconds before impact
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
Final Ranger 8 pictures taken 1/2 second before impact
Target Object: Earth's Moon
Mission: Ranger 8
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AutoWeb 2.5: Updated: September 15, 1997, GJM. NASA Official: Dr. Joseph H. King, Head, NSSDC.