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High-oblique view of Moon's surface showing earth rising above horizon
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High-oblique view of Moon's surface showing earth rising above horizon

NASA / JSC · 1968-12-22 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS8-14-2392 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- High-oblique view of the moon's surface showing Earth rising above the lunar horizon, looking west-southwest, as photographed from the Apollo 8 spacecraft as it orbited the moon. The center of the picture is located at about 105 degrees east longitude and 13 degrees south latitude. The lunar surface probably has less pronounced color than indicated by this print.

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APOLLO 8APOLLO PROJECTEARTH LIMBLUNAR ORBITSLUNAR PHOTOGRAPHSMOONLUNAR SURFACEONBOARD ACTIVITIESPHOTOGRAPHY
Credit lineHigh-oblique view of Moon's surface showing earth rising above horizon. NASA/JSC, 1968-12-22. Public domain. ID: as8-14-2392.
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