6 amazing photos of Earth from space
To see our planet from space is a powerful experience. It’s humbling, beautiful and inspiring. I hope one day more people will have the ability to see our home from space.
‘Earth Rise’ as Seen from Lunar Surface This incredible image of the Earth rise was taken during lunar orbit by the Apollo 11 mission crew in July of 1969
First Picture of the Earth and Moon in a Single Frame. This picture was recorded Sept. 18, 1977, by NASA’s Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth
The Earth and Moon as Viewed from Mars (8 May 2003)
Earth Rise as Seen from the Dark Side of the Moon. The Apollo 16 crew captured this Earthrise with a handheld Hasselblad camera during the second revolution of the moon.
The Pale Blue Dot: This narrow-angle color image of the Earth, dubbed ‘Pale Blue Dot’, is a part of the first ever ‘portrait’ of the solar system taken by Voyager 1
This spectacular “blue marble” image was the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date when released in 2002. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet.
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