I think we need a new Earthrise photo, preferably with a full Earth. Let’s get back up there!
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It’s unfortunate it’s called an „Earthrise“, because that implies that the Earth became visible due to the moon’s rotation (the same reason that a moonrise on Earth is due to the Earth’s rotation).
Instead, this photo was the result of the space capsule being in orbit around the moon, and going from a position where the moon blocked the view of the Earth, and then emerging from behind the moon to see the Earth.
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I’m so grateful to have had a life.
I think we need a new Earthrise photo, preferably with a full Earth. Let’s get back up there!
It’s unfortunate it’s called an „Earthrise“, because that implies that the Earth became visible due to the moon’s rotation (the same reason that a moonrise on Earth is due to the Earth’s rotation).
Instead, this photo was the result of the space capsule being in orbit around the moon, and going from a position where the moon blocked the view of the Earth, and then emerging from behind the moon to see the Earth.