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View of Apollo 16 landing sites from Apollo 14 spacecraft

This 500mm vertical frame taken from the Apollo 14 spacecraft is of the Apollo 16 proposed landing sites "Descartes". The actual location of the target area is near the upper left. This photograph was taken with a 56 degree sun angle. The large bright crater is approximately one kilometer in diameter and has a distinctive ray pattern which serves as a landmark.



Catalog Date: 06 February 1971
Film Type: 70mm BW
NASA image: AS14-69-9560


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