Only two dozen people have ever personally witnessed the Earth rising over the lunar surface: the crews of Apollo 8 through 17. Those 24 astronauts are also the only humans to leave low-Earth orbit and see the "dark" side of the moon—and only 12 of them walked on its surface.
Earthrise on Moon Day
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’Chess on ice’
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Hay, what s up?
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Astronomy Day
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Time to count some birds
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Polar bears
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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A temple, preserved
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China s colorful terraced pools
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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Mountain goats
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Behold the perfect cone
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Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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The otherworldly red river
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Great on so many levels
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Bournemouth beach huts