And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Blue marble picture nasa.
To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Night lights 2012 the black marble.
Evans command module pilot.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
Published december 6 2012.
In sharing these blue marble images nasa hopes the public will join with the agency in its continuing exploration of our world from the unique perspective of space.