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Color photo of the lunar surface. It is a gray-tan color. This square patch has a perfectly round little crater near the bottom of the photo, along with what appears to be rocky, mountainous terrain near the top. The inside of the crater is in shadow; the hills near the top cast long shadows on the terrain behind them.

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Color photo of the lunar surface. It is a gray-tan color. This square patch has a perfectly round little crater near the bottom of the photo, along with what appears to be rocky, mountainous terrain near the top. The inside of the crater is in shadow; the hills near the top cast long shadows on the terrain behind them.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-May-2023 14:57:44 UTC Robert McNees

Apollo 10 launched #OTD in 1969 from Launch Complex 39-B at Kennedy Space Center.
The Lunar Module approached within 16 km of the surface before the crew returned to Earth. The next mission would deliver astronauts to the surface.
Images: NASA

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