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g06_v_c_o_AKP (G-66-4797, S-65-63112 eq)

"Photograph of the Gemini VII spacecraft - side view - was taken from the Gemini VI spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping maneuvers at an altitude of 157 nautical miles during orbit no. 7, on December 15, 1965. G.E.T. time was 10.17/GMT time was 23:54. The two spacecrafts are approximately 180 feet apart. Original magazine number was GEM06-B-63112, taken with an 80mm lens. A black & white Master of this image exists. It's photo number is S65-64898."

 

That’s some seriously expansive & interesting cloud cover. Must be some pretty complex atmospheric dynamics going on.

 

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All above credit: U.S. National Archives website

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Uploaded on January 10, 2019