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Earthrise: How Astronauts Took the Most Important Photo in Space History
On Dec. 24, 1968—45 years ago this week—by what is essentially coincidence and fast thinking, one of the most iconic photographs in human history was taken: Earthrise over the Moon. It occurred during Apollo 8 as astronauts Jim Lovell, Bill Anders, and Frank Borman were orbiting the Moon—the first humans...
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I'd love to see a pic like that from Mars. Earth would only be a tiny speck though.
Third picture down. :)
http://www.universet...-of-earth-from-mars/
Nice. Thanks.