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View of clouds over Indian Ocean taken by Astronaut John Glenn during MA-6

A view of clouds over the Indian Ocean as photographed by Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. aboard the "Friendship 7" spacecraft on February 20, 1962. The cloud panorama illustrates the visibility of different cloud types and weather patterns. Shadows produced by the rising Sun aid in the determination of relative cloud heights.



Catalog Date: 20 February 1962
Film Type: 4x5
NASA image: S62-06021


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