AS12-51-7547 - Apollo 12 - Apollo 12 Mission image - View of Craters Kunowsky, Encke and Kepler
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Description: Looking into the terminator. The crater Kepler can be seen (at the center of the photograph) just to the east of the terminator. On the dark side of the terminator the crew could distinguish surface detail in Earthshine. The image was taken during the Apollo 12 mission. Original film magazine was labeled R,film type was S0-368 (Ektachrome MS,color reversal), taken at a distance of approximately 60 nautical miles orbital altitude with an 80mm lens. The approximate photo scale is 1:4,702,900. The percentage of forward overlap is 0% with a Low sun angle. Approximate Camera tilt was 70-75 degrees and the direction of the tilt was Northwest.
Subject Terms: Apollo 12 Flight, Moon
Categories: Lunar Observations
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Apollo 12 - AS12-46-6715 through AS12-57-8455b
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