Thursday, October 27, 2011

lunar earthrise 1966: lo1_h102_123


The world's first view of Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, 1966 at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon. Reference Numbers: Center: HQ / Center Number: 67-H-218 / GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001588 / lo1-h102-123

(enlarge this image to clearly see the structures found on the moon)

Moon Rising

Lunar Orbiter 1

The Living Moon

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