William Anders

First human-taken photograph of the whole Moon from a perspective not visible from Earth

Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, with “This Paper Manufactured By Kodak” watermarks on the verso with later (post-1975) NASA HQ caption with identifying number “69-HC-6”.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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This photograph of a nearly full Moon was taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft at a point about 70 degrees east longitude. Mare Crisium, the circular, dark-colored area near the center, is near the eastern edge of the Moon as viewed from earth. Mare Nectaris is the circular mare near the terminator. The large, irregular maria are Tranquillitatis and Fecunditatis. The terminator at left side of picture crosses Mare Tranquillitatis and highlands to the south. Luna farside features occupy most of the right half of the picture. The dark-colored large crater Tsiolkovsky is near the limb at the lower right. Conspicous bright rays radiate from two large craters, one to the north of Tsiolkovsjy, the other near the limb in the upper haft of the picture. These rayed craters were not conspicuous in Lunar Orbiter photography due to the low sun elevations when the Lunar Orbiter photography was made. The crater Langrenus is near the center of the picture at the eastern edge of the Mare Fecunditatis. The lunar surface probably has less pronounced color than indicated by this print.

From NASA caption.