Earthrise

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The event of the Earth rising over the horizon of another celestial body, typically the Moon. countable, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:earthrise."

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"It’s widely believed that the now-iconic “Earthrise” photo taken by Bill Anders on Apollo 8 in 1968 spurred the modern environmental protection movement that led to the first Earth Day."

Etymology

From earth + rise.

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