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English: A good view of the Earth photographed shortly after translunar injection of April 16, 1972. Although there is much cloud cover over Canada and the oceans, the United States in large part, most of Mexico and some parts of Central America are clearly visible. Note Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, also note the Bahama Banks at upper right part of the sphere. A large part of the Rocky Mountain Range is also visible. Just beginning man's fifth lunar landing mission were astronauts John W. Young, commander; Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot; and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. While astronauts Young and Duke descended in the Lunar Module LM to explore the Moon, astronaut Mattingly remained with the Command and Service Modules CSM in lunar orbit. Original film magazine was labeled NN, filmtype was SO-368 Color Exterior, 80mm lens. NASA Identifier: as16-118-18873
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749929
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This image or video was catalogued by one of the centers of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: AS16-118-18873.

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