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Blue marble photo 1972.
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.
We re showing the true original photograph with the south pole on top.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft en rout.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
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 the south polar ice cap.
The image is officially designated as as17 148 22727 by the nasa.
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.
Evans command module pilot.
See the evolution of the iconic blue.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
The original caption is reprinted below.
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.
The blue marble photo that changed the world.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
The original caption is reprinted below.
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.
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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
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 blue marble was taken on dec.