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Earth-Moon Single-Frame Image

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1977Date range
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Chronological records

1977

Bradford A. Smith18 September 1977

Interplanetary Space · Science / Astronomy

Voyager 1 records the first spacecraft image showing Earth and the Moon together in a single frame.

Names involved

Bradford A. Smith

Provenance

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