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Taken by a camera mounted to the Zond 6 robotic spacecraft

First crude photograph of Earthrise recovered on film

Zond 6, November 14, 1968

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 19.9 x 25.8cm, original wire press photo, with “Sunday Telegraph” credit stamp dated “1 DEC 1968” and press caption on the verso

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Taken by a camera mounted to the Zond 7 robotic spacecraft

Near full Earth rising over the lunar horizon

Zond 7, August 11, 1969

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10 in), original press photo, with “United Press International” credit stamp and United Press International (UPI) press caption on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10 in)

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[Press caption] The edge of the Moon and the Earth, photographed from the russian unmanned spacecraft Zond 6 which was safely recovered on November 17th after a seven-day free trajectory journey which took it within 1,500 miles of the Moon’s farside. The picture, released by Moscow last night, shows: 1) the edge of the Moon; 2) the Earth; 3) Sternberg; 4) Lorentz; 5) Langeven; 6) Kynin; 7) Buffon.

Zond 6 flew around the Moon on November 14, 1968. A crash landing on Earth flattened and broke open the film canister, but a few photographs were recovered with some degree of laceration and fogging.

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Zond 7 was launched on August 7, 1969, flew past the Moon at a distance of about 2,000km on August 11, 1969 conducting a picture taking session, and reentered Earth’s atmosphere on August 14, 1969. The color film was recovered on board the spacecraft after its soft landing in Kazakhstan.

[UPI caption] The Earth from Zond 7
Moscow: In this photo taken by the Soviet unmanned spacecraft Zond 7 on August 11th 1969, the Earth is seen just above the lunar surface. The Moon was photographed by Zond 7 cameras at a distance of 2,000 kilometers. Clearly seen on Earth are Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, and Australia.