First Image of the Moon taken by a U.S. Spacecraft
Summary
Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by aU.S. spacecraft, on 31 July 1964 at 13:09 UT 9:09 AM EDT about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface.
NASA/JPL
Date
1964
Source
NASA
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)