Entire Western Hemisphere Visible from Apollo 8 Spacecraft
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Entire Western Hemisphere Visible from Apollo 8 Spacecraft
December 22, 1968
Chromogenic development print
Image: 24.1 x 18.3 cm
Overall: 25.3 x 20.2 cm
Gift of Glenn E. Matthews
2011.0099.0005
Inscriptions recto (typed in red): NASA/ AS8-16-2593/ (handwritten in red ink) TOP
verso (typed in purple ink): [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION/ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058/ FOR RELEASE:/ PHOTO NO. / AS8-16-2593/ 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 AS8-16-2593/ MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS/
APOLLO 8 EARTH VIEW - - A striking view from the Apollo 8 space-/craft showing nearly the entire Western Hemisphere, from the/ mouth of the St. Lawrence River, including nearby Newfoundland,/ extending to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America./ Central America is clearly outlined. Nearly all of South America/ is covered by clouds, except the high Andes Mountain chain along/ the west coast. A small portion of the bulge of west Africa shows/ along the sunset terminator.
(pencil) GEH NEG 39566
verso (typed in purple ink): [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION/ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058/ FOR RELEASE:/ PHOTO NO. / AS8-16-2593/ 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 AS8-16-2593/ MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS/
APOLLO 8 EARTH VIEW - - A striking view from the Apollo 8 space-/craft showing nearly the entire Western Hemisphere, from the/ mouth of the St. Lawrence River, including nearby Newfoundland,/ extending to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America./ Central America is clearly outlined. Nearly all of South America/ is covered by clouds, except the high Andes Mountain chain along/ the west coast. A small portion of the bulge of west Africa shows/ along the sunset terminator.
(pencil) GEH NEG 39566
