NASA Photo ID: AS07-08-1917        File Name: 10074897.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 10/19/68
Title: New Orleans area as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description:
The greater New Orleans area, including portions of Louisiana and 
Mississippi, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 120th
revolution  of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 95 nautical
miles, at ground  elapsed time of 190 hours and 45 minutes. The largest
body of water in the  picture is Lake Pontchartrain. The Mississippi River
is clearly visible as it  meanders past New Orleans. Note highway network,
and 25-mile causeway across  lake.               
Subject terms:
APOLLO 7 FLIGHT                         
APOLLO PROJECT                          
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
LOUISIANA                               
MISSISSIPPI                             
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PHOTOGRAPHY                             

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