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Dec. 12, 1960 - Amazing map of the reverse side of the moon. Seen for first time outside the Soviet Union. This is the first appearance outside the Soviet Union of the map of the reverse side of the Moon. It was compiled jointly by the Sternberg Institute of Astronomy and the Central Research Institute of Geodecy - Aerial Photography and Cartography in January - April 1960. On the basis of pictures relayed from the Soviet Automatic interplanetary station on October 7th 1959. The miridional strip between 30. deg. and 70 deg. long was compiled according to maps of the visible side of the moon
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13234552
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47004497
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4495px x 5533px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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