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First Image From the Surface of the Moon

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First Image From the Surface of the Moon
Date: 3 Feb 1966

This close-up image of the lunar surface is from the Luna 9 lander in the Oceanus Procellarum. This is the first image from the surface of the moon.

Credit: NASA

NASA Official: Kristen Erickson

Advisory: Dr. James Green, Director of Planetary Science

Outreach Manager: Alice Wessen