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Apollo 7,Second Stage, S-IVB booster. Earth in background over the Gulf of California,Mexico,Caborca,Madgalena River. The expended Saturn IVB stage photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers. This photograph was taken over Sonora, Mexico, during Apollo 7's second revolution of the Earth. The round, white disc inside the open panels of the Saturn IVB is a simulated docking target similar to that used on the lunar module for docking during lunar missions. Low Oblique. Clouds cover: 0%; Altitude: 125 miles. Latitude: 30 degrees,37' North,Longitude: 112 degrees 57' West. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-368,Ektachrome; Filter: None. Flight Date: October 11-12. 1968.