NASA Photo ID: AS06-02-1448        File Name: 10074842.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/06/68
Title: El Paso and White Sands area as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description:
The El Paso and White Sands area are photographed from the Apollo 6 
(Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission three hours and eight 
minutes after liftoff. North is toward top of picture. Near bottom center
of  picture is the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico metropolitan area. At the
top is  the White Sands National Monument area. Note Rio Grande River on
left side of  picture. The snow-covered Sacremento Mountains are seen in
the upper right  corner. The altitude of the spacecraft when this
photograph was taken was 115  nautical miles.              

Subject terms:
APOLLO 6 FLIGHT                         
APOLLO PROJECT                          
APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
MEXICO                                  
NEW MEXICO                              
TEXAS                                   
UNMANNED SPACECRAFT                     

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