01 Dec Earthrise

There are plenty of photos out there of Earth from Space, especially now with the myriad of satellites dedicated to delivering high resolution imagery of our planet for the most various uses, but some images keep standing out from the bunch.

This is especially true for photographs of the planetary event Earthrise that have been taken throughout the years.

First view of Earth with the Moon as the main foreground subject, taken by the Lunar Orbiter (Aug.23, 1966, NASA)

Source: NASA, NASA, LROC