December 22, 2008 | 4 comments
By Michael J. Battaglia
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High-oblique view of the moon's surface showing Earth rising above the lunar horizon, looking west-southwest, as photographed from lunar orbit. The center of the picture is located at about 105 degrees east longitude and 13 degrees south latitude. The lunar surface's color is probably less pronounced than that in this image.
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