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Oblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar
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Oblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar

Oblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar

NASA's image library records Oblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar.

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AS11-42-6237 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 oblique view of the large crater Theophilus located at the northwest edge of the Sea of Nectar on the lunar nearside. Theophilus is about 60 statute miles in diameter. The smooth area is Mare Nectaris. The smaller crater Madler, about 14 statute miles in diameter, is located to the east of Theophilus. Vi

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AS11-42-6237 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 oblique view of the large crater Theophilus located at the northwest edge of the Sea of Nectar on the lunar nearside. Theophilus is about 60 statute miles in diameter. The smooth area is Mare Nectaris. The smaller crater Madler, about 14 statute miles in diameter, is located to the east of Theophilus. Visible in the background are the large crater Fracastorius and the smaller crater Beaumont. The coordinates of the center of this photograph are 29 degrees east longitude and 11 degrees south latitude.

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NASA Image and Video LibraryOblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar

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