Saturday, June 8, 2013

First Photo of Earth From the moon


Photo: View of Earth from moon


Photograph courtesy NASA/Lunar Orbiter 1
This photo reveals the first view of Earth from the moon, taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 on August 23, 1966. Shot from a distance of about 236,000 miles (380,000 kilometers), this image shows half of Earth, from Istanbul to Cape Town and areas east, shrouded in night.

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