Thursday, November 20, 2008

World's first view of our planet EARTH

The world's first view of our planet, taken on August 23, 1966, when the Lunar Orbiter 1 was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon.
The restored 1966 NASA image of Earth rising behind the Moon
The 1966 NASA image of the moon and the restored version








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