Ranger 9 was designed to take the first close-up pictures of the lunar surface. It reached the Moon on March 24, 1965. Impact occurred at 14:08:19.994 UT.

    A photomosaic composed of two images obtained with a 203 mm f/7 newtonian and a Philips ToUcam Pro webcam with televue 2x barlow and extension tube. August 18, 2003. 

Ranger 9 B-camera image from 2500 km showing Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Albategnius craters. Ptolemaeus is the large (164 diameter) flat-floored crater at the top. Alphonsus, diameter 108 km, is at lower left and the 114 km Albategnius crater is at lower right. The terminator runs through the lower corner. Ranger 9 impacted in Alphonsus crater 18.5 minutes after this image was taken. North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, B001).  

Ranger 9 image of Alphonsus crater (diameter 108 km) from a distance of 442 km, taken about 3 minutes before impact in the upper right portion of the crater. At left is the northeastern edge of Mare Nubium. The crater adjacent to Alphonsus at the bottom is the 39 km diameter Alpetragius. Davy crater is at upper left. North is at 12:30. Ranger 9 impacted the Moon on 24 March 1965 at 14:08:20 UT. (Ranger 9, A035

Ranger 9 camera B image of the northeast rim of Alphonsus crater at left, and southern rim of Ptolemaeus crater at the top. The image was taken from 700 km distance about 4.5 minutes before impact in Alphonsus crater. The intersecting crater rims exhibit a chaotic, mountainous terrain, in sharp contrast to the flat crater floors. The frame is approximately 120 km across and north is at 12:30. The image is centered at 12 S, 1 W. (Ranger 9, B035)

Ranger 9 image taken 54 seconds before impact. The upraised area at lower center is the central peak of Alphonsus crater floor. This image was taken from a distance of 136 km. The impact point of Ranger 9 is to the right of the central reticle, about 60% of the way from the central reticle to the edge of the frame. The image is 60 km across and north is at 12:30. (Ranger 9, A060)

Last image taken by the Ranger 9 wide-angle A-camera about 3 seconds before impact. The image shows the floor of Alphonsus crater from a distance of 7.5 km. The frame is about 3.3 km across, the resolution is about 6 meters. North is at 12:30. (Ranger 9, A070)