Earthrise

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For other uses, see Earthrise (disambiguation).

Earthrise is the name given to NASA image AS8-14-2383HR taken by William Anders[1] during the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon.[2]

 Earthrise, 1968 December 24
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Earthrise, 1968 December 24

Galen Rowell said that it is "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken."[3].

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  1. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/science/moon/earthrise.htm
  2. ^ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051224.html
  3. ^ http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/lm11.html