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Earthrise

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Also known as AS8-14-2383HR, AS8-14-2383, Earth rising

thumb|300px|Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut [[William Anders]] Earthrise is a photograph of Earth that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken".

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  • Details
  • Geometry
  • Legacy
  • Stamp
  • 2013 simulation
  • Potential earthrises as seen from the Moon's surface
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|300px|Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut [[William Anders]] Earthrise is a photograph of Earth that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken".

== Details == thumb|Color-calibrated version thumb|The first photograph of Earth from the Moon by a person, taken shortly before Earthrise (for a colorized version see commons:File:Earthrise - Apollo 8 (27516429729).png|this image) thumb|The conversation between Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders, during the taking of the Earthrise photograph

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Earthrise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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