This is the first picture taken of Earth from the Moon (or at least the area of the Moon); was taken in 1966 by the creatively named satellite Lunar Orbiter 1 and was one of the most ground breaking photos ever taken. Such was the pace of discovery in those days that it was practically erased from public memory only 2 years later when the men of Apollo 8 took their own color version which may be the most popular photograph ever.
The 60s were indeed heady days of exploration, a feeling that is sorely missed, and needed, today.
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