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Data acquired December 22, 1968 720 x 720 JPEG
Data acquired December 22, 1968 2114 x 2114 1 MB - JPEG
This stunning photo came back to Earth with the Apollo 8 astronauts in late December 1968.
Astronaut photograph AS08-16-2593 was acquired on December 22, 1968, by the Apollo 8 crew with a 77 mm camera. It was provided by the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Holli Riebeek.
Published November 27, 2008 Data acquired December 22, 1968