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Oblique view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft
Oblique view of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking westward showing typical lunar farside terrain. The sharp crater near the center of the scene is near 117 degrees east longitude and 5 degrees south latitude; and it is 25 kilometers (15 statute miles) in diameter. That crater is on the rim of a large crater that occupies the lower right quarter of the photograph.
Catalog Date: 24 December 1968
Film Type: 70mm BW
NASA image: AS08-17-2744