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   Photo ID:

   AS06-02-1485   


   Program:

   Apollo   


   Mission:

   Apollo VI


   Date Taken:

   1968-04-06


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
East coast of the United States seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description:
View of the east coast of the United States as photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. This photograph was taken during a pass over Georgia, between Savannah and Brunswick. Altitude of the spacecraft was 100 nautical miles. Numerous jet aircraft contrails can be seen over the Atlantic Ocean. Sun glint on the surface of the ocean permits oceanographers to determine conditions of the water.
Subject Terms:
APOLLO 6 FLIGHT APOLLO PROJECT APOLLO SPACECRAFT COASTS EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) GEORGIA UNITED STATES UNMANNED SPACECRAFT
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