[Large crater on the lunar surface]
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[Large crater on the lunar surface]

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Photograph

[Large crater on the lunar surface]

December 1968
Chromogenic development print
Image: 17.6 x 17.8 cm (6 15/16 x 7 in.)
Overall: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Gift of Glenn E. Matthews
2011.0097.0003
Inscriptions verso (typed in purple ink): [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION/ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058/ FOR RELEASE:/ PHOTO NO. / AS8-14-2431/ THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS A GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION ---- NOT SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT./ It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA or by any NASA employee/ of commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mis-/lead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this photograph is used in advertising, posters,/ books, etc., layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release. NASA MSC also/ requests written notification of any uses of this photograph in scientific-engineering projects./ COLOR/ DEC 1968 AS8-14-2431/ MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS/

APOLLO 8 MOON VIEW----This is a near vertical photograph/ of the lunar surface taken with a telephoto lens during/ the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. The photographed area/ is approximately 20 miles on a side, and is located within/ a large, unnamed 100-statute-miles-in-diameter crater on/ the farside of the moon. This large crater is located at/ 10 degress south latitude and 160 degrees east longitude./ The lunar surface probably has less pronounced color than/ indicated by this print.

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