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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:analysis
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post-mission.
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gptkbp:collection
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photographic.
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gptkbp:communication
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gptkb:aircraft
successful.
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gptkbp:community
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NASA scientists
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gptkbp:contribution
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improved understanding of lunar geology.
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gptkbp:controls
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autonomous guidance
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gptkbp:covered_by
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lunar surface
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gptkbp:data_type
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scientific measurements
optical images
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1962
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gptkbp:events
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1962-03-31.
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gptkbp:format
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black and white
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gptkbp:has_artwork
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4,316.
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gptkbp:has_programs
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Ranger program
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ranger 7
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gptkbp:image
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real-time
ground-based analysis.
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gptkbp:impact
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5,800 km/h
enhanced lunar cartography.
near the Moon's equator.
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:hospital
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:video_game
TV camera
TV camera.
magnetometer.
radiation detector.
seismometer.
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gptkbp:landing_site
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gptkb:Oceanus_Procellarum
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gptkbp:launch_date
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1962-03-23
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:cape
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Jupiter-C
1,000 kg
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1962
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gptkbp:legacy
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paved the way for future lunar missions.
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:software
success
completed
Ranger program
1962-03-31
heliocentric
capture images of the Moon.
first successful lunar impact.
unmanned.
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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8 days
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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first spacecraft to send back images of the Moon's surface during impact.
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gptkbp:objective
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photograph the Moon's surface
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gptkbp:power_output
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solar panels
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gptkbp:project
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gptkb:William_H._Pickering
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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4,316 images
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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NASA budget.
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gptkbp:research
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detailed lunar images.
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gptkbp:research_focus
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lunar geology.
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gptkbp:resolution
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high resolution.
40 meters per pixel
40 meters.
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
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study lunar surface.
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gptkbp:status
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crashed on the Moon.
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gptkbp:storage
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magnetic tape
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Ranger_8
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gptkbp:transmission
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1962-03-31
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gptkbp:weight
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1,000 kg
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Atlas-Agena
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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