Sep 3 1967
From The Space Library
Lunar Orbiter V's photographs had revealed flow patterns characteristic of hardened fluid material on the floor of the moon's Tycho Crater, NASA announced [see Aug. 5-27]. Preliminary study of new photographs tended to confirm prevailing theory held by scientists that the big crater had been formed by a great meteoroid crashing into the visible side of the moon. Some scientists believed much of the fluid material ejected when the three-mile-deep crater was formed might have resulted from the intense heat generated by the meteoroid`s impact. They also suggested that the appearance of the dark halo resulted from the manner in which pulverized ejected material had been deposited. Material might have traveled outward from the impact point in a "base surge" close to the moon's surface, giving a windswept appearance to the terrain. NASA photo afforded scientists first close-up view of the crater floor, providing new clues to its origin. Orbiter V's high resolution telephoto picture showed fractures, flow markings, and protruding dome-like hills with exposed layers. The Tycho region was one of the 36 areas of high scientific interest on the moon photographed by Lunar Orbiter V . (NASA Release 67-231)
Soviet Academician Leonid I. Sedov hinted at cooperation between the Soviet Union and the United States in manned exploration of space. The vice president of the International Aeronautical Federation dropped the hint in an interview with Tass: "Flight to Mars and the creation of large orbital scientific bases . . . will certainly demand joint efforts of all nations.,, The Soviet Union previously had declined all suggestions of joining its space efforts with those of the United States, although it had a limited agreement with France. (Reuters, NYT, 9/5/67)
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