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Apollo 8 Mission image,Target of Opportunity (T/O) 12

1968-12-21

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

AS08-13-2244 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This Apollo 8 view of the lunar surface looks southward at 162 degrees west longitude, showing rugged terrain that is characteristic of the lunar farside hemisphere. Hold picture with black sky at top right. The large crater at the left side of the picture is about 110 kilometers (70 statute miles) in diameter and is centered about 200 kilometers (125 statute miles) south of the spacecraft. The sharp, circular crater in the foreground is about 15 kilometers (9 statute miles) across. Conspicuous surface lineations that extend from the lower right corner of the photograph toward the upper left resemble a radial texture observed near Mare Orientale on Lunar Orbiter IV photographs. The lineations in this area probably are related to another major crater because the observed trend is not radial to Mare Orientale.

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  • Title: Apollo 8 Mission image,Target of Opportunity (T/O) 12
  • Date Created: 1968-12-21
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: mgwhite
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