Earth - Apollo 9

Partial view of Earth showing Egypt and Nile River

Earth
Apollo 9 Hasselblad photograph of Nile River and Egypt taken from Earth's orbit on March 7, 1969. Lake Nasser can be seen towards the center of the photograph. The Red Sea is visible across the top. Lake Nubia and the border of Sudan are slightly below the center of the image. The Red Sea is roughly 2000 kilometers long. (Apollo 9, AS09-20-3177)
Full resolution size: 110k

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1969-03-07
Distance/Range (km): N/A
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +21.,117.
Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view, clouds, water
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: AS09-20-3177
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