NASA Photo ID: AS13-62-8918        File Name: 10075505.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/14/70
Title: Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from Apollo 13 spacecraft
Description:
This oblique view of the lunar farside was photographed from the Apollo 13 
spacecraft as it passed around the Moon on its hazardous journey homeward. 
This view is looking East. The large crater in the center at the horizon is 
International Astronomical Union (IAU) crater no. 221. The next larger
crater  just south of IAU no. 221 is IAU 220. This area of the Moon is
loacted  southeast of Mare Moscoviense. IAU 221 is located at 164 degrees
east  longitude and 10 degrees north latitude.               

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APOLLO 13                               
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CRATERS                                 
LUNAR SURFACE                           
LUNAR TOPOGRAPHY                        
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
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