Earthrise

"Earthrise" is a photo of the Earth from the Moon taken on the Apollo 8 mission. It was taken by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968. It was a very important picture, because it helped people realize how fragile the Earth looks. It started making a large amount of people want to pass laws and create government programs that help the environment. It also became the symbol for Earth Day because of how powerful it was, and it started the environmental movement of the 1970's. Earthrise's most notable use is as the symbol of Earth Day.

Related pages
 Earth phase
 Extraterrestrial sky
 Pale Orange Dot (Early Earth)
 Spaceship Earth
 The Blue Marble

References

Other websites
 Earthrise image

Category:Photographs
Category:Moon
Category:Apollo program
Category:Earth
Category:1968 works
Category:1960s in art