Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
The Earth Also Rises
Explanation:
The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] was launched in 1966 to map the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] in preparation for [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] the Apollo moon landings [ http://www.hq.nasa.…]. NASA's plucky robotic explorer performed its job well and pioneered this classic view of the Earth [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] poised above the lunar horizon. The first humans to directly witness a similar [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] scene were the Apollo 8 astronauts [ http://www.ksc.nasa…apollo-8/apollo-8.ht ml ]. As they orbited the Moon in December of 1968 they also recorded Earth rise in a photograph [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] that was to become one of the most famous images in history - a moving portrait of our world from deep space.
Credit and Copyright:
The Lunar Orbiter Project [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
keyword:
spacecraft
keyword:
earth
keyword:
moon
keyword:
lunar orbiter
facet_when:
1966
facet_when:
1968
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Lunar Orbiter
facet_what:
Apollo 8
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_what:
Lunar Orbiter 1
facet_when_year:
1966
facet_when_year:
1968
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap000325

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