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Southern portion of Taiwan photographed during MA-9 22 orbit
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Southern portion of Taiwan photographed during MA-9 22 orbit

NASA / JSC · 1963-05-16 · photograph (digital archive)

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S63-06437 (15-16 May 1963) --- The southern portion of the island of Taiwan (Formosa), Formosa Straight and the Pacific Ocean, looking northeast, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) capsule by astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22-orbit MA-9 spaceflight.

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Credit lineSouthern portion of Taiwan photographed during MA-9 22 orbit. NASA/JSC, 1963-05-16. Public domain. ID: s63-06437.
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