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Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders. Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and part of the Moon 's surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. [1] [2] [3] Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential ...
The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, from a distance of around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's surface.. The original image (NASA designation AS17-148-22727) was taken by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt of the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon, and showed Earth with the South Pole facing upwards; since then, a cropped and rotated ...
First images and view of a sunset and sunrise over Earth at the same time, a solar eclipse by Earth (a celestial body other than the Moon), from the Moon's surface. April 30, 1967 First color image of Earth from another astronomical object's surface, the Moon's surface. September 20, 1967 (released November 10th) DODGE: First full-disk black ...
AS16-123-19657: Long-exposure photograph taken from the surface of the Moon by Apollo 16 using the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph. It shows the Earth with the correct background of stars (some labeled) Long-exposure photos were taken with the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph by Apollo 16 on April 21, 1972, from the surface of the Moon.
Source: NASA. Armstrong took the photo with a 70mm lunar surface camera while the two explored a region of the moon known as the "Sea of Tranquility." At an event promoting his new book, No Dream ...
The Artemis program has dealt with numerous delays, and now isn't expected to land humans on the Moon until 2025 or 2026. NASA originally hoped for a lunar landing in 2024. NASA originally hoped ...
Extraterrestrial sky. A historic extraterrestrial sky— Earthrise, the Earth viewed from the Moon. Taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders while in lunar orbit, December 24, 1968. In astronomy, an extraterrestrial sky is a view of outer space from the surface of an astronomical body other than Earth .
Early photos of Earth taken from space inspired a mild version of the overview effect in earthbound non-astronauts, and became prominent symbols of environmental concern. [ 1 ] English astronomer Fred Hoyle wrote in 1948 that, "once a photograph of the Earth, taken from the outside, is available, a new idea as powerful as any in history will be ...