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That image, now famously known as "Earthrise," shows our blue-and-white planet emerging above the stark, gray lunar horizon delicate and vibrant against the backdrop of space...
In that instant, Anders and his fellow astronauts, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, were not just explorers of the Moon but witnesses to a profound new view of Earth, never-before seen by any human.. The Apollo 8 mission was the first to send humans around the Moon..
Yet, what became most significant about this mission was not the Moon itself, but the unexpected sight of Earth as it appeared from 2,40,000 miles away.. Anders, mesmerised by the scene, scrambled for a camera and immortalised the moment..
Years later, reflecting on the mission, he noted, "We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth."..
While Apollo 8s mission was focused on the Moon, it unexpectedly gave humanity a new view of its own worlda discovery that has continued to resonate across generations...
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