The original caption is reprinted below.
The blue marble apollo 17.
The original caption is reprinted below.
That was the last of the apollo moon missions but nasa s space probes continued to take.
The blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft en route to the moon at a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
At the time of publication it represented the best available science.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
Evans command module pilot.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
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 view from apollo 17 fifty years ago on april 22 1970 people around the globe marked the first earth day.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
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.
It shows africa antarctica and the arabian peninsula.
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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 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 en route to the moon at a distance of about 29 000 kilometres 18 000 mi.
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.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Blue marble image of the earth from apollo 17.