Original vintage semi-glossy 13.5 x 13.75 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 5 in August 1967, showing a detailed near-vertical view of Hyginus Rille from polar orbit. 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-23 (KI-5121). This nearly vertical photograph of the Hyginus Rille was taken by Orbiter V from an altitude of about 60 miles during a polar orbit. Hyginus Rille is located about 8°N and 6°E in lunar coordinates. This photograph is one in a rapid series of four overlapping photographs. North is on the left in this view. The total length of the rille is about 140 miles and approximately 54 miles of it are shown here. The crater at the intersection of the two arms of the rille in the upper portion of the photograph is about 5 miles in diameter. S/C Frame #94." In fine condition, with minor edgewear to the mount.
