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View of Earth photographed by Apollo 15 on voyage to the Moon
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AS15-91-12343 (26 July 1971) --- This view of Earth was photographed by the Apollo 15 crewmen as they sped toward the fourth lunar landing. The spacecraft was between 25,000 and 30,000 nautical miles from Earth when this photo was made. The United States (note Florida), Central America and part of Canada can be seen at the left side of the picture, with South America at lower center. Spain and the northwest part of Africa can be seen at right.
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Credit lineView of Earth photographed by Apollo 15 on voyage to the Moon. NASA/JSC, 1971-07-26. Public domain. ID: as15-91-12343.
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