On October 5 of this year, the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union — the body responsible for officially naming planetary features in our solar system — approved two new lunar crater names: 8 Homeward and Anders’ Earthrise. The craters honor the Apollo 8 mission; they are visible in the famous Earthrise photograph taken during the mission by astronaut Bill Anders, for which one of them is named. Earthrise became one of the most iconic photos associated with the Apollo program, and was also instrumental in the founding of the environmental movement.
Get the story of Apollo 8 in Jim Lovell’s own words:
50 years later: The historic flight of Apollo 8