Explanatory Image of the First Explorer VI Picture of Earth
The lined areas at the left represent a cloud-cover map, prepared from meteorology charts, which have been superimposed on a globe to show how the lighted area which the Explorer VI television scanner saw on August 14, 1959.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 59-EX-18-VI
Date: August 14, 1959
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Explanatory Image of the First Explorer VI Picture of Earth
The lined areas at the left represent a cloud-cover map, prepared from meteorology charts, which have been superimposed on a globe to show how the lighted area which the Explorer VI television scanner saw on August 14, 1959.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 59-EX-18-VI
Date: August 14, 1959
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