Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. Creator: William A Anders.

Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. Creator: William A Anders.

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Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside orbit. The photo, by astronaut William Anders, is displayed here in its original orientation, though it is more commonly viewed with the lunar surface at the bottom of the photo. Earth is about five degrees left of the horizon in the photo. The unnamed surface features on the left are near the eastern limb of the Moon as viewed from Earth. The lunar horizon is approximately 780 kilometers from the spacecraft. Height of the photographed area at the lunar horizon is about 175 kilometers.


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  1. William A Anders, attributed to: American: Astronaut, pilot, airman, engineer, officer
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3968x4960
File Size : 57,660kb


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