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Photo of the Earth from satellite

97-820
Accession Number
97-820
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350901070
Related Collection
Webb, James E. Papers
Keywords
Space sciences
HST Keywords
National Aeronautics And Space Administration; Earth; Satellite
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
This is the first photo of almost the entire disc of the Earth taken by the Spin Scan Cloud Camera of the United States Application Technology Satellite. The photo was taken from 23,000 miles above the equator over the Pacific Ocean.
Date(s)
December 9, 1966