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Date: Mar 21 07:04 2012

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The Ranger 9 spacecraft was launched on the 21st March, 1965. Ranger 9 Impact (dramatised) __________________

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Date: Mar 21 06:16 2011

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The Ranger 9 spacecraft was launched on the 21st March, 1965. Ranger 9 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. Read more __________________

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Date: Mar 21 16:19 2010

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Ranger 9 Moon Impact Mission Ranger 9 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. The spacecraft carried six television vidicon cameras, 2 wide angle (channel F, cameras A and B) and 4 narrow angle (channel P) to accomplish these objectives. Read more Launch: March 21, 1965 Impacted Moon: March 24, 1965 at 14:08:20 UT Landing Site: Alphonsus Crater, 12.83°S lat., 357.63°E long. See more Ranger 9 impact images Click to Play \| View Details __________________

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