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Oblique view of King crater on lunar farside as seen by Apollo 16
An oblique view of King crater on the lunar farside, as photographed from the Apollo 16 spacecraft in lunar orbit. Note the interesting mountainous feature inside the crater. The coordinates of the center of King crater are 120.5 degrees east longitude and 5.5 degrees north latitude. The two "fingers" of the central highlands in King crater point toward the north-northwest.
Catalog Date: 18 April 1972
Film Type: 70mm
NASA image: AS16-122-19601