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Earthrise
/ˈɜːrθˌraɪz/
Definition
1
The rising of the Earth above the horizon of the Moon as seen from lunar orbit.
2
A famous photograph of this phenomenon taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission on December 24, 1968.
Examples
The earthrise over the lunar horizon left the Apollo 8 crew speechless—talk about a stellar wake-up call!
Seeing the earthrise, astronauts realized Earth is just a fragile blue marble, minus the bad hair days.
Earthrise: the view that makes you appreciate gravity, WiFi, and pizza delivery from 240,000 miles away.
Bill Anders' earthrise snap turned a routine orbit into the ultimate 'wish you were here' postcard.