View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
Blue marble nasa 1972.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
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On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
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View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
Schmitt lunar module pilot 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.
Nasa s earth observing system eos satellites were designed to give a check up of earth s health.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Was in 1972 during apollo 17.
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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
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.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
Data visualizer and designer robert simmon never thought that he would become mr.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Astronaut photograph as17 148 22727 courtesy nasa johnson space center gateway to astronaut photography of earth.
Evans command module pilot.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
The best available science.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica 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.