Same subject
Apollo missions
Title
Vertical view of the southern part of the Afar Triangle
Caption
Apollo 9. Vertical view of the southern part of the Afar Triangle.
Scientist knew little about this hot, desolate area until 1967 when an international team began a detailed study of its towering escarpments, fissures, volcanoes, and below-sea-level deserts. Its near the Red Sea's junction withe the Gulf of Aden
Date
Feb 27, 1971
Credit line
Photo12/Collection DITE-NASA
Reference
DIT01221_016
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
8,4Mb (672,6Kb) / 5,9in x 5,5in / 1780 x 1645 (300dpi)