This was the first time that humans had taken such a picture while actually behind the camera, and it has been credited as one of the inspirations of the first Earth Day in 1970.
ðɪs wʌzðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ðæt hjˈuːmənz hæd tˈeɪkən sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɪktʃɚ wˌaɪl ˈæktʃuːəli bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə kˈæmɹə, ænd ɪt hˈæzbiːn kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈɜːθ dˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.