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LUNAR ORBITER I. THE FIRST IMAGE OF THE EARTH FROM THE MOON

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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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LUNAR ORBITER I

MAN'S FIRST LOOK AT THE EARTH FROM THE MOON, 23 AUGUST 1966


Silver gelatin print, 11 5/8 by 4 1/4 inches.


Perhaps the most famous of the Lunar Orbiter images, this photo, taken by Lunar Orbiter I after responding to commands sent to it from Earth from a quarter million miles away, was taken from a vantage point of 730 miles above the far side of the Moon, on August 23, 1966.