This was the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap despite the southern hemisphere being heavily covered in clouds.
The blue marble nasa 2014.
Evans command module pilot.
Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Web resolution january 18 july 25 2014 quicktime.
Of all the planets nasa has explored none have matched the dynamic complexity of our own.
The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers from the planet s surface.
2 providing a nasa wide approach to meeting specific employee recognition requirements found in executive order 13423 strengthening federal environmental energy and transportation management.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Blue marble eastern hemisphere.
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.
1 raising internal awareness of the important role employees and contractors play often behind the scenes in enabling environmentally sound mission success.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
The original caption is reprinted below.
The blue marble this spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Next generation is a mosaic of satellite data taken mostly from a nasa sensor called the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis that flies board nasa s terra and aqua satellites.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
March 30 2014 jpeg.
Also like its predecessor the new blue marble is available free of charge to educators scientists museums businesses and the public.
High definition march 30 2014 quicktime.
Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
The blue marble awards program contributes to nasa s mission in many ways including.
And 3 facilitating nominations to external.
Earth is constantly changing and nasa scientists and engineers are working daily to explore and understand the planet on scales from local to global.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Fifty years ago on april 22 1970 people around the world marked the first earth day.
Like the original the blue marble.
