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Blue marble poster from apollo 17.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
Fifty years ago on april 22 1970 people around the world marked the first earth day.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble photo 1972 apollo 17 spacecraft earth photo earth poster wallbuddy.
This work is in the public domain because it was created by nasa.
This is the first.
Since then nasa have made a succession of new versions using a range of technologies but no cameras.
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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
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 statute miles.
The earth seen from apollo 17 aka the blue marble poster.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
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.
The earth seen from apollo 17 aka the blue marble poster.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
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And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Nothing like it had been see before.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
It shows africa antarctica and the arabian peninsula.
And many of them are not blue.
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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.
Evans command module pilot.
The blue marble from apollo 17.