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NASA Photo ID: AS16-120-19187
Date Taken: 04/19/72

The Apollo 16 astronauts captured this Earth rise scene with a handheld Hasselblad camera during the second revolution of the Moon. Identifiable craters seen on the moon include Saha, Wyld, and Saenger. Much of the terrainseen here is never visible from the Earth, as the Command Module was justpassing into what is known as the dark side or far side of the Moon.




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