FIRST MOON PHOTOGRAPH FROM ORBITER ll.—The surface of the moon as shown by a photograph received and processed at the United States-Spanish tracking station at Robledo, Spain. Taken from an altitude of about 30 miles, the photograph shows a 500-metre crater (middle). The area covered is about 2.7 miles square. North is at the top and the sun is at the right, about 15 degrees above the horizon.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31225, 24 November 1966, Page 18
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68FIRST MOON PHOTOGRAPH FROM ORBITER ll.—The surface of the moon as shown by a photograph received and processed at the United States-Spanish tracking station at Robledo, Spain. Taken from an altitude of about 30 miles, the photograph shows a 500-metre crater (middle). The area covered is about 2.7 miles square. North is at the top and the sun is at the right, about 15 degrees above the horizon. Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31225, 24 November 1966, Page 18
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