Photo of the Week: This is Really Happening

One of my favorite pic­tures of all time, is the first shot of the Earth rising over the Moon­scape beamed back from the Apollo mis­sions. Before that moment, no one on Earth had ever been able to actu­ally see what they were living on. It really brought home the JFK quote: “Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cher­ish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.” This week’s photo is one of a series put together by Envi­ron­men­tal Graf­fiti show­cas­ing the 30 most incred­i­ble satel­lite images of earth. It’s fur­ther proof that no matter how small you think you con­tri­bu­tion is to the planet, we are all in this together, and col­lec­tively we make a huge mark.

Satel­lite Photo of Garden City, Kansas, USA:

»See the other photos in the series

Thanks to Very Short List for the tip.