All photos by NASA
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| This picture electrified the world when it was taken in 1966 by one of the Lunar Orbiter spacecraft. It was the first picture ever of the Earth as seen rising over the Moon. |
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| This astonishing picture, surprisingly, is rarely seen. Taken in 1966 by one of the Surveyor lunar landers, it is the only picture ever taken of a lunar eclipse as seen from the Moon. The Earth is totally eclipsing the sun, but sunlight scattered by the Earth's atmosphere creates a bright ring around the Earth. |
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| The classic Apollo images of Earthrise as seen from the Moon |
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| South America at center, Antarctica at bottom |
| Centered on the equator in mid-Atlantic |
| Looking down on the Atlantic, with South America visible at lower left. |
| Africa and the Arabian Peninsula are prominent in this view. |
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| Africa and Arabia at top, Antarctica at bottom |
| A crescent Earth, one of the loveliest images ever returned from space. |
| California and Mexico appear through a clear spot just right of center. |
| Not the first view of Earth and its moon together (that was taken by Voyager). The distance between the two has been reduced and the brightness of the Moon greatly enhanced. |
| Galileo stole energy from the Earth and Venus to get enough speed to match Jupiter's velocity. This view during its earth flyby is centered on the Indian Ocean with India at top, Australia at right and Antarctica at bottom. |
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