LUNAR ORBITER V. THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, 6 AUGUST 1967

Telephoto panorama, made up of three silver gelatin contact prints, each 23 ¾ by 20 inches, of Lunar Orbiter image V-015H 1-3. The total Length of the triptych: 181.5 cm (71.5 inches).

See Bowker & Hughes, Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon; Cortwright, Exploring Space with a Camera, pp 114-125

Three Lunar Orbiter prints, together forming a triptych with a dramatic view of the lunar surface, the moon's curve visible on both sides.  Lunar Orbiter V was the final Lunar Orbiter mission. Its primary objective was to provide high-resolution photographs of potential landing sites for the Apollo missions, as well as sites that were high-priorities sites for scientific research. It took both high and medium resolution photographs of 24 sides on the far side of the moon, and 45 sites on the near side.