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