Earthrise

This article is about the photograph of Earth. For other uses, see Earthrise (disambiguation).

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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