NASA Photo ID: AS11-44-6609        File Name: 10075255.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 07/16/69
Title: Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from orbit looking southwest
Description:
An oblique view of the lunar farside photographed from the Apollo 11 
spacecraft in lunar orbit, looking southwest. The large crater in the
center  of the picture is International Astronomical Union crater (IAU) no.
308,  which is located at 179 degrees east longitude and 5.5 degrees south 
latitude. IAU crater no. 308 has a diameter of about 50 statute miles. The 
ruggted terrain seen here is typical of the farside of the Moon.                

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APOLLO 11                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
CRATERS                                 
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY                       
LUNAR SURFACE                           
LUNAR TOPOGRAPHY                        
MOON                                    
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             

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