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Blue marble nasa 1972.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
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 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.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
Evans command module pilot.
On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Nasa s earth observing system eos satellites were designed to give a check up of earth s health.
The best available science.
This original blue marble inspired later images of the earth compiled from satellite data.
Data visualizer and designer robert simmon never thought that he would become mr.
Was in 1972 during apollo 17.
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.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
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.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
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 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
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.
The original caption is reprinted below.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.