English: Oblique view of Gagarin, on the far side of the moon, facing south. Taken from an altitude of approximately 123 km on Revolution 36 of the Apollo 17 mission. Sun angle is about 22 deg.
Date
between 7 December 1972 and 19 December 1972
date QS:P,+1972-12-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1972-12-07T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1972-12-19T00:00:00Z/11
Source
Apollo 17 Mapping camera image, rotated and cropped in GIMP. The original image is in the public domain because it is a work of the U.S. Government (NASA).
Immediate source: Lunar and Planetary Institute, Apollo Image Atlas Mapping Camera Image Catalog, Apollo 17, AS17-M-1565
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{{Information |Description = Oblique view of [[Gagarin (crater)]], on the far side of the moon, facing south. Taken from an altitude of approximately 123 km on Revolution 36 of the Apollo 17 mission. Sun angle is about 22 deg. |Source = [[Apollo 17]]...
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This is a virtual print of Apollo Photograph AS17-M-1565 generated by the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University. Usage of this image is governed by the Acceptable Use Policy, which can be accessed at http://apollo.sese.asu.edu/ABOUT_SCANS/index.html