NASA Photo ID: AS17-148-22718      File Name: 10075944.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/09/72
Title: View of Saudia Arabia and north eastern Africa from the Apollo 17 spacecraft
Description:
View of Saudia Arabia and the north eastern portion of the African
continent  was photographed by the Apollo 17 astronauts with a hand-held
camera on their  translunar coast toward lunar landing. Egypt, Sudan and
Ethiopia are some of  the African nations visible. Iran, Iraq and Jordan
are not so clearly visible  because of cloud cover and their particular
location in this picture. India  is dimly visible at right of frame. The
Red Sea is seen entirely in this one  frame. The Gulf of Suez, the Dead
Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and Gulf of  Oman are also visible.              

Subject terms:
AFRICA                                  
APOLLO 17 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
EGYPT                                   
ETHIOPIA                                
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHS                             
RED SEA                                 
SUDAN                                   

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