Original vintage semi-glossy 13.75 x 16 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 5 in August 1967, showing a near-vertical view of the large lunar impact crater Petavius, southeast of the Mare Fecunditatis. 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-1 (KI-5017). This nearly vertical photograph of the crater Petavius was taken from a polar orbit at an altitude of about 90 miles. Petavius is located at 25° S, 60° E near the eastern limb of the moon. It is ordinarily a relatively difficult subject for earth-bound telescopic observation, occurring very early in the lunar month. This photograph is one quarter of a high resolution frame showing the interior of the crater. A companion photograph taken simultaneously with the 80 millimeter lens shows about two thirds of the whole crater. Petavius is about 110 miles in diameter and 5,760 feet deep. The central peak is about 5,000 feet high. The crater floor is convex with the center about 800 feet above the edges. Primary read-out. S/V Frame #36. The mark starting from the lower right margin occurred when the BIMAT processing was temporarily deliberately stopped during the mission." In fine condition, with a light block of toning to image and slight edgewear to the mount.
