Title

North and Central America from Apollo 16, 16 April 1972. Creator: NASA.

Caption

North and Central America from Apollo 16, 16 April 1972. Earth from the Apollo 16 spacecraft, showing North America and the Pacific Ocean. Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, Florida, Mexico and part of Central America are also visible.

Date

1972

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM19F02_149

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65,1Mb (2,5Mb) / 18,3in x 13,8in / 5500 x 4134 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather cloud clouds North America space science Earth spiral solar system astronomy color Pacific Ocean location century sphere space exploration space travel seventies Colour 1970s 20th century Apollo 16 Apollo Mission photograph NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration weather pattern Heritage Space photograph