Detail View: NASA Solarsystem Collection: First View of Earth from Moon
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title:
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First View of Earth from Moon
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description:
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The world's first view of Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, 1966 at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon. *Image Credit*: NASA
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date:
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08.23.1966
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keywords:
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JPL
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facet_what:
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Earth
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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facet_when:
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08-23-1966
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facet_when_year:
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1966
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UID:
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SPD-SLRSY-1757
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original url:
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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=1757
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