Earthrise As Seen From Above Surface Of The Moon
by Nasa
Title
Earthrise As Seen From Above Surface Of The Moon
Artist
Nasa
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Earthrise as seen from above the surface of the Moon, photographed by astronauts on board the Apollo 8 spacecraft as it orbited the Moon in 1968. The lunar horizon is approximately 780 km from the spacecraft. On Earth, 384,000 km away, the sunset terminator bisects Africa. The unnamed surface features in the foreground of the picture are near the eastern limb of the Moon as viewed from Earth.
Uploaded
May 10th, 2013
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Earthrise As Seen From Above Surface Of The Moon. Click here to post the first comment.