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Historical Image of the Week: Distant Earth and Moon
09.18.1977
Distant Earth and Moon
This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame, the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft, was recorded September 18, 1977, by NASAs Voyager 1 when it was 11.66 million km (7.25 million miles) from Earth.Read More About This Image

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