"They looked up and they snapped this picture, and it became known as "Earthrise" And that one picture exploded in the consciousness of humankind. It led to dramatic changes. Within 18 months of this picture being taken the modern environmental movement had begun."
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On the first pictures of the Earth as a full globe taken by the Apollo 8 crew.
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