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Apollo 8 Mission image, Moon, fairside
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AS08-14-2453 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- After inserting into lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 astronauts looked down on rugged terrain never before seen by man. This scene is typical of farside terrain illuminated by a sun that is nearly directly overhead. A surface consisting of craters superimposed on older craters extends about 570 kilometers (350 statute miles) to the horizon. Width of view at the horizon is 150 kilometers (94 statute miles).
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineApollo 8 Mission image, Moon, fairside. NASA/JSC, 1968-12-21. Public domain. ID: as08-14-2453.
