It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Apollo 17 blue marble earth.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
The new collection is called the blue marble.
On december 7 1972 the crew of apollo 17 changed the way we look at our home planet.
This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Around five hours later when the spacecraft had left earth orbit and begun i.
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.
Apollo 17 was launched from the kennedy space center at 12 33 am on 7 december.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
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 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
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.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
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.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
That was the last of the apollo moon missions but nasa s space probes continued to take.
Earthrise was followed by blue marble a view of the earth taken from the apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
Nasa crew of apollo 17.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
It shows africa antarctica and the arabian peninsula.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.