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Grand Canyon in Colorado Plateau in Arizona as seen from Apollo 9
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Grand Canyon in Colorado Plateau in Arizona as seen from Apollo 9

NASA / JSC · 1969-03-09 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS09-20-3137 (3-13 March 1969) --- The Grand Canyon is sharply etched on the snow-covered Colorado Plateau in Arizona in this photograph from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its Earth-orbital mission. Lake Powell behind Glen Canyon Dam is in the upper right corner. Humphreys Peak and the many volcanic craters around the San Francisco Mountains near Flagstaff, Arizona, are right of center. Prescott is under clouds at lower center.

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APOLLO 9APOLLO PROJECTARIZONACANYONSEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)MOUNTAINSONBOARD ACTIVITIESPHOTOGRAPHY
Credit lineGrand Canyon in Colorado Plateau in Arizona as seen from Apollo 9. NASA/JSC, 1969-03-09. Public domain. ID: as09-20-3137.
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