AS11-41-6026 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - View of Moon, Smyth's Sea; Scope and content: The original database describes this as: Description: View of Moon,Smyth's Sea. Earth is visible in the distance as it appears from behind the moon. This image is part of a west looking high oblique sequence of images taken from the Command and Service Module (CSM) as it traveled at approximately 60 nautical miles (NM) orbital altitude above the Moon during the Apollo 11 Mission. This sequence has a 90-98%% overlap and starts near 140 degrees East Longitude at the equator and continues to the ne
AS11-41-6026 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - View of Moon, Smyth's Sea; Scope and content: The original database describes this as: Description: View of Moon,Smyth's Sea. Earth is visible in the distance as it appears from behind the moon. This image is part of a west looking high oblique sequence of images taken from the Command and Service Module (CSM) as it traveled at approximately 60 nautical miles (NM) orbital altitude above the Moon during the Apollo 11 Mission. This sequence has a 90-98%% overlap and starts near 140 degrees East Longitude at the equator and continues to the nearside lunar terminator at 15 degrees East. Original film magazine was labeled P. Film Type: 3400 Panatomic-X Black/White taken with a 80mm lens. Principal Point Latitude and Longitude: Above Horizon. Forward overlap: 96%%. Sun angle is High. Approximate Tilt Minimum is 80 degrees,Maximum is 85 degrees. Tilt direction is West (W). Subject Terms: Apollo 11 Flight, Moon Categories: Lunar Observations Original: Film - 70MM B&W Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit; 1967 – 1972;
Size: 4150px × 4125px
Photo credit: © NASA/APOLLO / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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