Earthrise from Moon Orbiting Kayuga

What does the Earth look like from the Moon? A new version of this space
age perspective was captured by the robotic Kaguya spacecraft currently
in orbit around Earth's Moon. Launched two months ago by Japan, the scientific
mission of the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE), nicknamed Kaguya,
is to study the origin and evolution of the Moon. Last month Kaguya reached
lunar orbit and starting transmitting data and images. This frame is from
Kaguya's onboard HDTV camera. An astronaut standing on the lunar surface would
never actually see the Earth rise, since the Moon always keeps the same side
toward the Earth. This Earthrise as well as the famous Earthrise captured 40
years ago by the crew of Apollo 8, only occurs for observers in lunar orbit.