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 AS08-12-2052 (thumbnail)
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   Photo ID:

   AS08-12-2052   


   Program:

   Apollo   


   Mission:

   Apollo VIII


   Date Taken:

   1968-12-24


   Film Type:

   70mm BW

Title:
View of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft
Description:
This near-vertical photograph from the Apollo 8 spacecraft covers an area of approximately 50 x 50 statute miles within a 250 statute mile in diameter crater on the lunar farside. The center of this large crater is located at about 157 degrees west longitude and 4 degrees south latitude. The large crater in the center of the picture is about 20 statute miles in diameter.
Subject Terms:
APOLLO 8 APOLLO PROJECT LUNAR EXPLORATION LUNAR SOIL LUNAR SURFACE MOON ONBOARD ACTIVITIES PHOTOGRAPHY
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