1970 Press Photo Photo From Gemini 11 Shows New Ocean Forms From Red Sea

Photo taken at an altitude of 390 miles from the Gemini 11 spacecraft shows Ethiopia in northeastern Africa (bottom) and the Arabian peninsula (top) separated by the Gulf of Aden (right) and the Red Sea (left). The bottom of the Red Sea is growing outward, pushing Africa and Arabia apart and forming a new ocean. According to Haroun Tazieff, a Belgian volcano expert, the Red Sea, which separates the two land masses, is widening into an ocean.

Photo is dated 1970.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.