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   Photo ID:

   AS08-16-2581   


   Program:

   Apollo   


   Mission:

   Apollo VIII


   Date Taken:

   1968-12-22


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Southeastern United States and Caribbean Sea from Apollo 8 spacecraft
Description:
Most of the southeastern United States and Caribbean Sea, the U.S. coastline from Chesapeake Bay to the Florida peninsula can be seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft in orbit above the Earth. The Bahamas and the Islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispiniola and Puerto Rico extend across the Caribbean. The light blue of the shallow Bahama banks contrasts with the darker hue of the deeper water especially in the Tongue of the Ocean area.
Subject Terms:
APOLLO 8 APOLLO PROJECT CARIBBEAN SEA COASTS EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) ISLANDS ONBOARD ACTIVITIES PHOTOGRAPHY UNITED STATES
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