#62 The iconic Earthrise photograph. Is this the most influential picture from the Apollo era?

Cosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage

Apollo 8 orbited the Moon in December 1968, seven months before the first moon landing. Even though Apollo 8 never landed on the Moon, it did produce one of the most iconic photographs of the Apollo program, the Earthrise photograph. Astronaut Bill Anders snapped a colour picture of the Earth rising over the lunar horizon as the capsule orbited the Moon.
But what makes this picture so iconic? And why did we nearly miss out on it. Let's dive in!
Check out the Earthrise photograph
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