The blue marble from apollo 17.
Blue marble photo 1972.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph.
In 1972 nasa made a breakthrough in capturing the image of the earth.
Evans command module pilot.
The original caption is reprinted below.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
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 blue marble was taken on dec.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
See the evolution of the iconic blue.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.
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.
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 has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
The blue marble photo that changed the world.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft en rout.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
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.
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.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
How and when was the image captured.
We re showing the true original photograph with the south pole on top.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
The image is officially designated as as17 148 22727 by the nasa.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.