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by ibgames

EARTHDATE: September 4, 2016

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: EARTHSET

by Hazed

Fifty years ago (and a few weeks) the Lunar Orbiter 1 was launched, with the mission of photographing the surface of the moon. Here is the first image that it sent back, showing the Earth setting behind the rugged lunar surface. The picture was taken on August 23, 1966.

View the very first lunar picture here.

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