LO I_o (66-H-1380)

“The world’s first view of the Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter 1 and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon. This is the view the astronauts will have when they come around the backside of the moon and face the Earth. The Earth is shown on the left of the Photo with the U.S. east coast in the upper left, southern Europe toward the dark or night side of Earth, and Antarctica at the bottom of Earth crescent. The surface of the Moon is shown on the right side of the photo. Re-enhanced photograph - October 24, 1966.”

 

This photo is part of the historic & iconic ‘first photo of Earth from the moon’ panorama, comprising the middle ~third of it. The first photograph linked to below is NASA photo ID no. 66-H-1379, it being the right/upper (depending upon orientation) ~third of that panorama. Could that mean there’s a 66-H-1381…it being the left/lower ~third? I doubt it, that would be logical/make too much sense.

 

The conspicuous ‘dark’ crater to the right is Khvol’son. Hilbert E is at the lower right of the image. A portion of Hilbert Crater & its multiple other satellite craters are spread across the surface to the left of Hilbert E.

 

See also:

 

www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?1102

 

Specifically:

 

www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/images/preview/11...

Both above credit: LPI website

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