One of the first images taken by humans of the whole <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>. Photographed by the crew of Apollo 8 (probably by Bill Anders) the photo shows the Earth at a distance of about 30,000 km. South is at the top, with <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_America" class="mw-redirect" title="South America">South America</a> visible at the covering the top half center, with <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> entering into shadow. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> is in the bottom right.
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1968-12
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