Fantasy-Fact
The above Earth Rise pictures, could not be possible as the Moon always faces the Earth, you only ever see one side of the Moon. You could never see the Earth and Moon in the same picture, If the picture is taken from the moon.
True-Fact
Moon Rotates Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise (Location dependant)
Not on an Axis, Check early evening and then late at night to see the rotation.
The Above Picture shows the True Moon Clockwise Rotation.
Below we see NASA’s False rendition of the Axis Rotation.