Astronaut John Glenn Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft landing of 1962 memorial at the port of Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, UK United Kingdom, British Overseas Territory

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4250 x 2823 px | 36 x 23.9 cm | 14.2 x 9.4 inches | 300dpi

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26 December 2014

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Grand Turk, Caribbean

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Astronaut John Glenn and Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft landing (1962) sculpture on the Caribbean Island of Grand Turk.

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Astronaut John Glenn Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft landing of 1962 memorial at the port of Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, UK United Kingdom, British Overseas Territory

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