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