This is a view of Southern California during the Apollo 7 spacecraft’s 18 orbits around the Earth. It was taken on October 12, 1968 from an altitude of 124 nautical miles. The California coast can be seen from Point Mugu south to Oceanside. Santa Catalina is visible below clouds offshore. Details of the Los Angeles area are obscured by pollution that stretches 100 miles west from Banning and beyond Malibu. At the top of the photo are (from left to right) the San Joaquin Valley beyond Bakersfield, the Techapi Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Owens Valley, Death Valley, and the Mojave Desert. Created:1968-10-12
Courtesy of NASA
Oblique Earth view taken by the Apollo 9 crew. View of California including Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, Santa Cruz Islands, Santa Barbara Channel, Salton Sea, Service Module, and Lunar Module Adapter. This image was taken on March 3, 1969.
