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Extraordinary original vintage semi-glossy 13.5 x 15.75 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 5 in August 1967, showing a breathtaking oblique view of the bowl-shaped crater Pickering. Affixed to a 16 x 18 mount, with a typed caption on the reverse, in full: "Lunar Orbiter V - 24 Inch Lens, High Resolution Photograph of Site V-3 (KI-5137). This oblique photograph of the crater Pickering, W. H. (lunar coordinates 2°S, 47°E) was taken by Orbiter V from an altitude of about 60 miles in a polar orbit. This picture is part of the high resolution frame of the crater companions Messier and Pickering, W. H. North is on the right in this photograph. The crater is about 6.5 miles in diameter and 6,700 feet deep. S/C Frame #38." In fine condition, with faint blocks of toning to image and slight edgewear to the mount.
