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Brightly-rayed crater on the farside of the moon near the subsolar point
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AS08-13-2327 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- A brightly-rayed crater on the farside of the moon near the sub solar point, where the sun was directly overhead, as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft. (HOLD PICTURE WITH THE CRATER SLIGHTLY TO THE UPPER RIGHT). Brightly-rayed craters are numerous on the lunar front side; however, they have not been previously observed in such detail on the farside.
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Credit lineBrightly-rayed crater on the farside of the moon near the subsolar point. NASA/JSC, 1968-12-24. Public domain. ID: as08-13-2327.
