50 years ago, a probe captured the first photo of Earth from the Moon

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50 years ago, a probe captured the first photo of Earth from the Moon

50 years ago, a probe captured the first photo of Earth from the Moon



The first image of the Earth from lunar orbit, as it was received by NASA and presented to the public.

Image: NASA

On August 23, 1966, NASA’S Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the very first images of the Earth from the Moon’s orbit.

Lunar Orbiter 1 was the first in a program of unmanned spacecraft whose primary mission was to map and recon**iter the lunar terrain in search of potential landing spots for the upcoming manned Apollo missions.

The 850-pound probe was launched on August 10, and — despite some difficulties with navigation and overheating — reached lunar orbit 92 hours later

On August 18, it began mapping the lunar surface with its twin onboard lenses. A wide-angle 80mm lens and narrow-angle 610mm lens simultaneously exposed images on a single roll of 70mm film, capturing medium- and high-resolution images as the craft zipped over the surface. Read more...

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