It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Blue marble photo 1972.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
The original caption is reprinted below.
See the evolution of the iconic blue.
On december 1972 a crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft captured a famous image of the earth from a distance of 45 000 kilometers which has been known as the blue marble image.
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.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
But it was this 1972 photograph of earth taken by the apollo 17 astronauts that garnered the most notice and is forever enshrined as the best loved blue marble photo.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
In 1972 nasa made a breakthrough in capturing the image of the earth.
Evans command module pilot.
The original blue marble was taken on dec.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft en rout.
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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph.
The image is officially designated as as17 148 22727 by the nasa.
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 photo that changed the world.
The original caption is reprinted below.
We re showing the true original photograph with the south pole on top.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.