
AS09-20-3126 (3-13 March 1969) --- Oblique view of the U.S. South Atlantic coastal area as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its Earth-orbital mission in March of 1969. This view shows area north from Goldsboro, North Carolina, looking over the Pamlico River and Albemarle Sound at the Portsmouth-Norfolk-Newport News area. The Delaware peninsula and New Jersey lie under snow. Long Island, New York, is barely visible under the clouds in the background. Richmond is left of center.
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as9-20-3126
Date Created
March 12, 1969
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