Earth - Apollo 9

Lunar Module Spider attached to the Saturn V third stage

Earth
The Lunar Module (LM) 3, "Spider," still attached to the Saturn V S-IVB stage is photographed from the Apollo 9 Command Module. This picture was photographed just following the separation of the Command/Service Module from the Saturn V S-IVB stage. The Command Module is about to dock with the Lunar Module. Earth can be seen in the background. (Apollo 9 AS9-19-2919)
Full resolution size: 110k

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1969-03-03 T 12:00
Distance/Range (km): 164.11 kilometers
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: lunar module, global view, Saturn V
Instrument: Hasselblad Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): Film Type - 70 mm
Instrument Field of View (deg): N/A
Filter: None
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: AS09-19-2919
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 69-118A-01A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A


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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov

Last updated: 24 September 2015