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Apollo 8: Earthrise

  • Writer: Space Science
    Space Science
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • 1 min read


Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and some of the Moon's surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken".


 
 
 

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