"The spacecraft is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunity arise such that its camera instrument can capture a view of Earth," according to NASA.

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The image is composed from a series of pictures taken by the orbiter's cameras Oct. 12, according to NASA.

"The image is simply stunning," Noah Petro, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said in a release.

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People join a rally in support for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees on Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2025, at the Atlanta headquarters after federal cuts triggered significant layoffs. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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