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Oblique view looking toward southeast shows highland area crater Ptolemaeus

Oblique view looking toward southeast shows highland area crater Ptolemaeus

AS12-50-7431 (19 Nov 1969) --- This low oblique view, taken from the Apollo 12 spacecraft, is looking toward the southeast and it shows the highland area around the large crater Ptolemaeus (right center). Herschel is the terraced crater with central peaks in center of photo.

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Oblique view looking toward southeast shows highland area crater Ptolemaeus

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