This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Blue marble nasa 1972.
Was in 1972 during apollo 17.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
Astronaut photograph as17 148 22727 courtesy nasa johnson space center gateway to astronaut photography of earth.
Evans command module pilot.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
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This original blue marble inspired later images of the earth compiled from satellite data.
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.
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.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Nasa s earth observing system eos satellites were designed to give a check up of earth s health.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
The original caption is reprinted below.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
The blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45 000 kilometers 28 000 miles.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
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.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.