The first photo of the Earth from the moon was taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 on August 23, 1966.

Lunar Orbiter 1 was an unmanned spacecraft that was sent to collect photos from the moon in order to try to find a safe place for future ships to land.  This picture was taken from a distance of about 236,000 miles (380,000 kilometers).

How incredible to see the earth rise over the moon instead of the other way around!

	3D Earth Day Craft Kindergarten and grade school
	Coffee Filter Earth preschoolers and up
	Handprint Earth Craft preschoolers and up
	Mother Earth Paper Craft preschoolers and up
	Online Jigsaw Puzzle "Photo of the Earth from the Moon" August 23, 1966
	Phases of the Moon art project
	Scissor Skills Earth preschoolers and up
	Shrinky Dinks for Earth Day Grade school and up great for making keychains or necklaces
	Stained Glass Earth Kindergarten and grade school