earthrise

[urth-rahyz]

earth·rise

[urth-rahyz]
noun Astronomy.
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.

Origin:
1965–70; earth + (sun)rise
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earthrise (ˈɜːθˌraɪz)
 
n
the rising of the earth above the lunar horizon, as seen from a spacecraft emerging from the lunar farside

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