Two of the earliest photographs of the moon from a perspective not visible on Earth, December 21-27, 1968
NASA [Apollo 8]
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Two of the earliest photographs of the moon from a perspective not visible on Earth, December 21-27, 1968
The far side of the Moon, not visible from anywhere on Earth, bears a more rugged landscape peppered with impact craters. The lunar crater Tsiolkovsky (ii), named after Soviet rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, measures approximately 112 miles in diameter with an inner peak 2 miles high.
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NASA [Apollo 8]Two of the earliest photographs of the moon from a perspective not visible on Earth, December 21-27, 1968Estimate: GBP 2,000 - 3,000
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