NASA Photo ID: S68-55816           File Name: 10074987.jpg
Film Type: 4x5 BW                  Date Taken: 12/23/68
Title: View of the earth transmitted during live televition transmission Apollo 8
Description:
This is how the surface of the moon looked from an altitude of
approximately  60 miles as photographed by a television camera aboard the
Apollo 8  spacecraft. This is Apollo 8's third live television transmission
back to  earth. At the time this picture was made, the Apollo 8 spacecraft
was making  its second revolution of the moon.                 

Subject terms:
APOLLO 8                                
APOLLO PROJECT                          
APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
LUNAR SURFACE                           
MOON                                    
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
TELEVISION SYSTEMS                      
TELEVISION TRANSMISSION                 

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