Are there any photos of Earth from the Moon?

Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and some of the Moon’s surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as “the most influential environmental photograph ever taken”.

Does NASA have pictures of the dark side of the moon?

Nasa’s Deep Space Observatory has released unusual images of what is commonly referred to as the dark side of the moon. The far side of the moon is never visible from Earth and these pictures show the moon as it passes over a sunlit Earth.

How was the dark side of the moon photographed?

It has been seen by all crew members of the Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 through Apollo 17 missions since that time, and photographed by multiple lunar probes.

What does the real Earth look like?

From space, Earth looks like a blue marble with white swirls. Some parts are brown, yellow, green and white. The blue part is water. The northernmost point on Earth is the North Pole.

What is the real shape of the Earth?

The Earth is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid. While the Earth appears to be round when viewed from the vantage point of space, it is actually closer to an ellipsoid.

Who took the picture of Earth from the Moon?

Bill Anders
Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard.

Did the Moon pass between Earth and satellite?

On July 5, 2016, the moon passed between NOAA’s DSCOVR satellite and Earth. For only the second time in a year, a NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured a view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth.