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Old 01-August-2002, 10:17 AM
David Hall David Hall is offline
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Ah, and even more clear information. From the ALSJ itself:

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AS11-44-6550 (105k)
View of the Earth from the Command Module Columbia. 20 July 1969. This picture was taken shortly after Earthrise as Columbia was passing over Mare Smythii. In looking at Earth, Australia is at the left. Scan by Kipp Teague.

AS11-44-6642 (79k)
Eagle is approaching the Command Module during rendezvous. The LM hatch is pointed toward us and the Ascent Engine is pointed up and to the left. A very-high-resolution version is also available (209k). Scan by Kipp Teague.

AS11-44-6689 (35k)
The Apollo 11 crew took this view of Earth not long before re-entry. Scan by Kipp Teague
So 6689 is definitely from much later in the mission and not from July 20th as the JSC site indicates. And 6642 is from after the landing mission which would make it July 21st.
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