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High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft
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High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

NASA / JSC · 1968-12-24 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS08-12-2193 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking southward from high altitude across the Southern Sea. (Hold picture with AS8 number in upper right corner). The bright-rayed crater near the horizon is located near 130 degrees east longitude and 70 degrees south latitude. The dark-floored crater near the middle of the right side of the photograph is about 70 kilometers (45 statute miles) in diameter.

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Credit lineHigh altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft. NASA/JSC, 1968-12-24. Public domain. ID: as08-12-2193.

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