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View of Earth taken by Apollo 11 crewmembers
This view of Earth showing clouds over its surface was photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its translunar journey toward the Moon. The spacecraft was already about 10,000 nautical miles from Earth when this picture was taken. Portions of the land mass of North America and Central America can be seen.
Catalog Date: 16 July 1969
Film Type: 70mm
NASA image: AS11-36-5337