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