NASA Photo ID: AS10-34-5013        File Name: 10075142.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 05/18/69
Title: Apollo 10 view of the Earth
Description:
An Apollo 10 view of Earth from 26,000 nautical miles photographed from the 
spacecraft during its translunar journey toward the Moon. While the Yucatan 
Peninsula is obscured by clouds, nearly all of Mexico north of the Istmus
of  Tehuantepec can be clearly delineated. The Gulf of California and Baja 
California and the San Joaquin Valley can be easily identified. Also, the 
delta of the Rio Grande River and the Texas coast are visible.                

Subject terms:
APOLLO 10                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
CLOUDS                                  
CONTINENTS                              
EARTH (PLANET)                          
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             

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