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... . from Woomera, Australia. ''(Reuters, Wash. Post, 3/23/65)''
Reasons for choosing the moon crater Alphonsus as the target for RANGER IX were given by David Hoffman in an article in ... formed astronomers have observed reddish gas seeping from the surface. The question, then, is whether Alphonsus is really a lunar equivalent of a live volcano. "Second, some space experts believe Apollo ... some who believe the smoothest areas on the moon actually lie within the great craters (Alphonsus' diameter is 70 miles). If this proves true, astronauts might select a crater floor as ...
... would convert solar energy to electrical power for its equipment. Projected target was the crater Alphonsus, about 12° south of the moon's equator, where gaseous emissions had been reported. On the day of impact, Alphonsus would be illuminated by slanting sunlight, producing long shadows and bringing out subtle surface features ...
... .m. EST that would aim the spacecraft more accurately for impact on the moon crater Alphonsus on Mar. 24. The maneuver consisted of a series of radio signals that changed the ... the correction maneuver, RANGER IX was headed for a point about 400 mi. north of Alphonsus. Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Director Dr. William H. Pickering said during a press conference that ... should be well out of the shadow of the towering peak in the center of Alphonsus-a possibility that had caused Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL scientists some concern since light was ...
... a.m. EST at 12.9° south latitude and 24° west longitude in the crater Alphonsus. The 10 ft., 800 lb. Spacecraft, last in the Ranger series, was only four miles ... Planetary Laboratory of the Univ. of Arizona said parts of the highlands around the crater Alphonsus and ridges within it seemed harder and smoother than the dusty lunar plains. Dr. Gerard ... ." Dr. Urey said a Soviet scientist had reported a red flare near a peak in Alphonsus and that analysis had indicated presence of a molecule with two carbon atoms. He said ...
... , pinkish glow" which was "located on the base of the central peak in the Crater Alphonsus." This was said to be eighth sighting of such a spot on the moon in the last six years and the first in Alphonsus since the discovery of the phenomenon by a Russian scientist in 1958. The three observers ...
... the moon. Ejection of gases, including molecular carbon, was observed from (1) central peak of Alphonsus crater on Nov. 3, 1958, and Oct. 23, 1959; and (2)' Aristarchus crater in Nov ...
... in New York that volcanic activity was evident in two of the moon's craters-Alphonsus and Aristarchus. Overall, he said, "the Moon had an internal energy which can be not ...
... Annapolis, Md. The team had made two previous confirmed sightings, including one in the crater Alphonsus last year, but they were much shorter and were not photographed. ''(NASA Release 65-370 ...
... system to determine moon's geometric shape. Apollo 16 CM would also photograph floor of Alphonsus Crater-where Ranger 9 impacted March 24, 1965-to provide positive identification of Ranger 9 ...
... lunar echo signals. Technique had been used to measure lunar area that included craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel and portions of Mare Nubium. Results had shown evidence of late episode of ...
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