Apollo 10 View of the Earth

Gibbous phase Earth above lunar plain
April 19, 2019
CreditNASA
Historical DateMay 24, 1969
Language
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A view of Earth rising above the lunar horizon photographed from the Apollo 10 Lunar Module in May 1969, looking west in the direction of travel. The Lunar Module at the time the picture was taken was located above the lunar farside highlands at approximately 105 degrees east longitude.