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  NASA Photo ID: AS04-01-410         File Name: 10074815.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 11/09/67
  Title: Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, Africa, Sahara & Antarctica seen from Apollo 4
  Description:
  Coastal Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, West Africa, Sahara and Antarctica, looking 
  west, as seen from the earth-orbital Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) 
  unmanned space mission. This picture was taken when the Spacecraft 017 and 
  the Saturn S-IVB (third) stage was orbiting the earth at an altitude of
  9,745  nautical miles.                 
  Subject terms:
  AFRICA                                  
  ANTARCTIC REGIONS                       
  APOLLO 4 FLIGHT                         
  APOLLO PROJECT                          
  ATLANTIC OCEAN                          
  BRAZIL                                  
  COASTS                                  
  DESERTS                                 
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  PHOTOGRAPHY                             
  UNMANNED SPACECRAFT

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