The blue marble from apollo 17.
Blue marble 1972 nasa.
In 1972 from a distance of about 45 000 km 28 000 mi the crew of apollo 17 took one of the most famous photographs ever made of the earth.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.
On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.
The original caption is reprinted below.
Was in 1972 during apollo 17.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Nasa s earth observing system eos satellites were designed to give a check up of earth s health.
This original blue marble inspired later images of the earth compiled from satellite data.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
Data visualizer and designer robert simmon never thought that he would become mr.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
Evans command module pilot.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
