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Sudan as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
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Sudan as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft

NASA / JSC · 1968-10-14 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS7-06-1718 (14 Oct. 1968) --- Sudan, showing White Nile and Blue Nile rivers below Khartoum, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 44th revolution of Earth. Photographed from an altitude of approximately 130 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of 69 hours and 10 minutes. Note quilted-patchwork effect created by irrigated cultivated land.

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APOLLO 7 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)RIVERSONBOARD ACTIVITIESPHOTOGRAPHYSUDAN
Credit lineSudan as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft. NASA/JSC, 1968-10-14. Public domain. ID: as07-06-1718.
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