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   Photo ID:

   AS06-02-1448   


   Program:

   Apollo   


   Mission:

   Apollo VI


   Date Taken:

   1968-04-06


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
El Paso and White Sands area as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description:
The El Paso and White Sands area are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission three hours and eight minutes after liftoff. North is toward top of picture. Near bottom center of picture is the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico metropolitan area. At the top is the White Sands National Monument area. Note Rio Grande River on left side of picture. The snow-covered Sacremento Mountains are seen in the upper right corner. The altitude of the spacecraft when this photograph was taken was 115 nautical miles.
Subject Terms:
APOLLO 6 FLIGHT APOLLO PROJECT APOLLO SPACECRAFT EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) MEXICO NEW MEXICO TEXAS UNMANNED SPACECRAFT
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