NASA Earthrise Image

This image was taken on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as Earth is in orbit around the moon. In this image, Earth appears to be rising from the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft it was taken on.

The Sahara Desert can be seen in the upper right corner of the image. It is the large, tan area. South America can be seen to the left of the image.

You can learn more about this image from NASA here.

NASA’s first Earthrise image was taken in 1966.

This is what NASA does:

Aeronautics	It manages research focused on meeting global demand for air mobility.
Human Exploration and Operations	It focuses on International Space Station operations.
Science	It explores the Earth, solar system and universe beyond.
Space Technology	It rapidly develops, innovates, demonstrates, and infuses revolutionary, high-payoff technologies.

Here are some of NASA’s locations:

Armstrong Flight Research Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Safety Center

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