This region extends from the North Pole of the Moon down to 55° north latitude (on the far side). Lunar Orbiter spacecraft on missions 4 and 5 photographed this region with their medium-resolution cameras from the near side, shooting over the North Pole. As a result, the Lunar Orbiter coverage of the North Polar Far Side Region is quite low in resolution and at a very oblique angle.
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Byrne, C.J. (2008). The North Polar Far Side Region. In: The Far Side of the Moon. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73206-0_11
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