NASA Photo ID: AS17-145-22287      File Name: 10075987.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/13/72
Title: Oblique view of Copernicus crater
Description:
Oblique view of the large crater Copernicus on the lunar nearside, as 
photographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit. This view is 
looking generally southwest toward the crater on the horizon. The
coordinates  of the center of Copernicus are approximetely 20 degrees west
longitude and  9.5 degrees north latitude.                 
Subject terms:
APOLLO 17 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
CRATERS                                 
HORIZON                                 
LUNAR ORBITS                            
LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY                       
LUNAR SURFACE                           

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