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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.

 

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Image Number: 59-EX-18-VI

Date: August 14, 1959

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Taken on August 14, 1959