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Apollo 10 of Johnson Space Center (JSC) from 1969 and 05-18-1969
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Apollo 10 launch
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Apollo 10 launch |
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The Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle is launched from Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 12:49 p.m., May 18, 1969. |
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05/18/1969 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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Apollo 10 oblique view of we
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Apollo 10 oblique view of western portion of Sea of Tranquility |
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An Apollo 10 oblique view of the western portion of the Sea of Tranquility. The area in the picture is located approximately 70 nautical miles east-southeast of Apollo Landing Site 2. The flat terrain pitted by moderate-sized craters is typica of this portion of Mare Tranquillitatis. |
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05.18.1969 |
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Apollo 10 photograph shows S
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Apollo 10 photograph shows Sea of Tranquility near Apollo Landing Site 2 |
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This near vertical photograph taken from the Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules shows features typical of the Sea of Tranquility near Apollo Landing Site 2. The proposed landing area for Apollo 11 (Lunar Landing Site 2) is a relatively smooth maria area in the upper right quadrant of the photographed area. The prominent linear feature at left is Hypatia Rille (called "U.S. 1" by the Apollo 10 crew). The prominent crater centered in Hypatia Rille at top left is Moltke AC (code name "Chuck Hole"). Moltke, the prominent crater to the right of Hypatia Rille, is centered near 24.2 degrees east longitude, and 0.6 degrees south latitude. |
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05.18.1969 |
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Apollo 10 view across Apollo
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Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay |
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Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar nearside looking westward across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay. Topographic features on the surface of the Central Bay are accentuated by the low sun angle. Bruce, the prominent crater at lower right, is about 3.7 statute miles in diameter. |
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05.18.1969 |
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Apollo 10 view across Apollo
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Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay |
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Apollo 10 westward view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay. Apollo Landing Site 3 is in the middle distance at the left margin of the pronounced ridge in the left half of the photograph. Bruce, the prominent crater, near the bottom of the scene, is about 6 kilometers (3.7 statute miles) in diameter. Topographic features on the surface of the Central Bay are accentuated by the low sun angle. Sun angles range from near 6 degrees at the bottom of the photograph to less than 1 degree at the top. |
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05.18.1969 |
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Apollo 10 view of the Earth
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Apollo 10 view of the Earth rising above the lunar horizon |
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A view of the earth rising above the lunar horizon photographed from the Apollo 10 Lunar Module, looking west in the direction of travel. The Lunar Module at the time the picture was taken was located above the lunar farside highlands at approximately 105 degrees east longitude. |
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05.18.1969 |
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