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| Ranger 9, the final mission in the Ranger series, captured over 5,800 images of the lunar surface before crash-landing in the Alphonsus crater. Network television broadcasted the images live as they were transmitted from the moon. |
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| Photo: Pictures of the moon's surface sent back by Ranger 9. |
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| Photo: Walter Schirra viewing pictures of the moon's surface sent back by Ranger 9. |
