Well-detailed original vintage semi-glossy 13.75 x 15 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 5 in August 1967, showing a fantastic near-vertical view of the bright lunar impact crater Aristarchus. Affixed to a 16 x 18 mount, with a typed caption on the reverse, in full: "Lunar Orbiter V - 80mm Lens, Medium Resolution Photograph of Site V-48 (KI-5094). This nearly vertical photograph of the crater Aristarchus was taken by Orbiter V from an altitude of about 80 miles during a polar orbit. Aristarchus is located at 23° N, 47° W, on the northern side of the Ocean of Storms. This is one photograph in a rapid series of eight overlapping photographs…North is on the left side in this photograph. The rim of the neighbor crater Herodotus is seen at the bottom of the photo. Aristarchus is about 25 miles in diameter and 6900 feet deep. The rim is about 2600 feet high compared to the neighboring surface. The white portion of the crater is the brightest spot on the moon with an albedo of nearly 18%. In making this print, dodging was required to bring out the ray structure of the crater walls. This region has shown luminescence. Space craft frame #197." In fine condition, with minor edgewear to the mount.
