
Apollo 9 This infrared color photograph of the Mississippi Valley area was taken by the four synchronized cameras in the Earth Resources Survey SO65 experiment. Shown in this picture are Vicksburg and Greenville Bend. At 1:08 p.m. EST when this photo was made, the Apollo spacecraft was at an altitude of 105 nautical miles and the Sun elevation was 55 degrees above the horizon. Location of the point on the Earth's surface at which the four-camera combination was aimed was 32 degrees 41 minutes North latitude and 91 degrees 13 minutes West longitude.
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ARC-1969-69-HC-394
Date Created
March 9, 1969
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