The world's first view of Earth taken by this spacecraft from the vicinity of the moon on 23rd of August 1966. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station near Madrid.
When the Lunar's camera captured the image, the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the moon.
The Lunar Orbiter's onboard camera contained dual lenses that took photos simultaneously.
One lens took wide-angle images of the moon at medium resolution. A second telephoto lens took high-resolution images in greater detail.
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