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Earthrise, earthset

(Photograph courtesy of JAXA, the Japanese space agency.)

The Japanese lunar explorer Kaguya was outfitted with a high definition video camera and recorded Earth rise and Earth set from 100 KM above the moon.

The accompanying text explains that on the moon itself, because it doesn't rotate on its axis so the Earth always appears to be in the same position. An Earth rise can only be seen from a satellite orbiting the moon.

Go here for the Earth-rise and Earth-set videos.

(h/t Maryland Weather Blog)