kids encyclopedia robot

Image: AS08-16-2593 remastered

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(3,874 × 3,390 pixels, file size: 5.2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: One of the first images taken by humans of the whole Earth. Photographed by the crew of Apollo 8 (probably by Bill Anders) the photo shows the Earth at a distance of about 30,000 km. North is at the top, with South America visible at the covering the bottom half center, with Africa entering into shadow. North America is at the top left.
Title: AS08-16-2593 remastered
Credit: https://tothemoon.ser.asu.edu/gallery/Apollo/8/Hasselblad%20500EL%2070%20mm#AS08-16-2593 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36019/earth-viewed-by-apollo-8
Author: NASA
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine