Earthrise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The rising of the earth above the horizon as seen from the moon.
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  • n. The time of "day" when the Earth begins to rise over the horizon of another planet according to a local observer.
  • n. The irregular event of the Earth appearing above the horizon of the moon.
    • Word Usage
    "Everest, but I just learned that the STS-130 patch was inspired by the "earthrise" photo that Dennis Wingo and our team at the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project released in Nov. 2008."
     
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