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Earth as Seen by Apollo 12

crescent Earth seen in the far distance over the lunar horizon
Image Credit: NASA
Published: October 9, 2017

A partially illuminated Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this photograph taken from the Apollo 12 spacecraft in lunar orbit on Nov. 19,1969.

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