View of portion of Libya and Arab Republic of Egypt
Summary
AST-02-130 (20 July 1975) --- An oblique view of a portion of Libya and the Arab Republic of Egypt, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The geological features are the Jebel Uweinat and Jebel Arkenu basaltic mountains in the Libyan sand sea. This picture was taken with a 70mm Hasselblad camera using medium-speed Ektachrome QX-807 type film. The spacecraft was at an altitude of 219 kilometers (136 statute miles).
Tags
Date
20/07/1975
Location
Johnson Space Center, 29.56198, -95.09268
Source
NASA
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)