Dec 182008
 

The first photo ever taken of the Earth from the vicinity of the Moon, by Lunar Orbiter 1 in 1966. Recent work on the original data tapes have produced higher resolution images than were originally seen.

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To read more, and, more importantly, to download the full rez version, check out APOD for November 18.

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  One Response to “Photo of the Century: 1966 edition”

  1. Fricken awesome Scott.

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