It had a television system that took 1100-line photographs - about twice the resolution of the old UK television system!
It took pictures of the Sea of Rains and the Aristarchus crater, which you can't see in the photo so I've marked the locations.
We're not sure what happened to Luna 12 but we think it decayed from orbit and crashed into the Moon, location unknown.
Time 18:15.
Distance 251,626 miles.
Waxing crescent phase.
190 degrees S compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 16.1 degrees.
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