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Sudan as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Sudan, showing White Nile and Blue Nile rivers below Khartoum, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 44th revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 130 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of 69 hours and 10 minutes. Note quilted-patchwork effect created by irrigated cultivated land.
Catalog Date: 14 October 1968
Film Type: 70mm
NASA image: AS07-06-1718