Am I correct in thinking that that famous "Earthrise" photo taken from the moon is misnamed, as the moon is in a tidal-locked orbit, and then Earth would always be in the same spot in the sky from the astronauts' perspective, thus preventing a "rise"?
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Am I correct in thinking that that famous "Earthrise" photo taken from the moon is misnamed, as the moon is in a tidal-locked orbit, and then Earth would always be in the same spot in the sky from the astronauts' perspective, thus preventing a "rise"?
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