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Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from orbit looking southwest
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Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from orbit looking southwest

NASA / JSC · 1969-07-16 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS11-44-6609 (16-24 July 1969) --- An oblique of the Crater Daedalus on the lunar farside as seen from the Apollo 11 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The view looks southwest. Daedalus (formerly referred to as I.A.U. Crater No. 308) is located at 179 degrees east longitude and 5.5 degrees south latitude. Daedalus has a diameter of about 50 statute miles. This is a typical scene showing the rugged terrain on the farside of the moon. While astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.

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APOLLO 11APOLLO PROJECTCRATERSEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)MOONLUNAR PHOTOGRAPHYLUNAR SURFACELUNAR TOPOGRAPHYONBOARD ACTIVITIES PHOTOGRAPHY
Credit lineOblique view of lunar farside photographed from orbit looking southwest. NASA/JSC, 1969-07-16. Public domain. ID: as11-44-6609.
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