Apollo 8 Mission image,Moon, farside, T/O 49

AS08-14-2446 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This is an oblique view of the lunar horizon looking southwest. This photograph, taken during the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission, covers an area in the foreground to the northwest of the crater Tsiolkovsky on the lunar farside. The area in the foreground is located at about 15 degrees south latitude and 120 degrees east longitude. The lunar surface probably has less pronounced color than indicated by this print.