Four decades later, recovering lunar images (photos), CNET

"Around 2005, space entrepreneur Dennis Wingo and Keith Cowing of NASA Watch learned of prior attempts at restoring the images. With a renewed interest from NASA in moon exploration and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter set to go to the moon in 2009. Wingo and Cowing became more and more motivated to work towards restoring the tapes."

Don Edward Wilhelms received the Shoemaker Distinguished Lunar Scientist Award last night during a ceremony of the Lunar Science Forum at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The award is given annually to a scientist who has significantly contributed to the field of lunar science.

This high resolution image, subframe 2134_H1, was taken by Lunar Orbiter 2 on 22 November 1966 at 23:47:25 GMT LPI reference Images: [Medium] [Large]

This high resolution image, subframe 2134_H2, was taken by Lunar Orbiter 2 on 22 November 1966 at 23:47:25 GMT LPI reference Images: [Medium] [Large]

This high resolution image, subframe 2134_H3, was taken by Lunar Orbiter 2 on 22 November 1966 at 23:47:25 GMT LPI reference Images: [Medium] [Large]