Earth - Apollo 17
Northeast Africa and Saudi Arabia in an oblique view of Earth
Apollo 17 hand-held Hasselblad photograph of northeast Africa
and Saudi Arabia. This oblique view of Earth looking north
shows the Gulf of Suez, Dead Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf
and Gulf of Oman around Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, Sudan and
Ethiopia in Africa. The Mediterranean is visible at upper left,
and India can be made out at the right. The picture was taken
while Apollo 17 was in trans-lunar coast to the last of the
Apollo Moon landings. The south coast of Saudi Arabia is
roughly 2000 km long.
(Apollo 17, AS17-148-22718)
Earth
Earth:Geology, Tectonics,Seismicity
Apollo Missions
