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Earthrise, from ZOND-8
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Zond-8 was launched from an Earth orbiting platform, Tyazheliy Sputnik (70-088B), towards the Moon, on October, 20, 1970. The announced objectives were the investigations of the Moon and Circum-Lunar Space and the testing of onboard systems and units. The spacecraft obtained photographs of the Earth on October 21, from a distance of 64.480 Km. The spacecraft transmitted flight images of the Earth for 3 days. Zond-8 flew past the Moon on October 24, 1970, at a distance of 1110,4 Km and obtained both b/w and color photographs of the Lunar Surface. Scientific measurements were also obtained during the flight.
Zond-8 reentered the Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Indian Ocean on October 27, 1970.
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