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High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft
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High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

NASA's image library records High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

AS08-12-2193 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking southward from high altitude across the Southern Sea. (Hold picture with AS8 number in upper right corner). The bright-rayed crater near the horizon is located near 130 degrees east longitude and 70 degrees south latitude. The dark-floored crater

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AS08-12-2193 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking southward from high altitude across the Southern Sea. (Hold picture with AS8 number in upper right corner). The bright-rayed crater near the horizon is located near 130 degrees east longitude and 70 degrees south latitude. The dark-floored crater near the middle of the right side of the photograph is about 70 kilometers (45 statute miles) in diameter. Both features are beyond the eastern limb of the moon as viewed from Earth; neither has a name.

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NASA Image and Video LibraryHigh altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

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