Astronaut photograph as17 148 22727 courtesy nasa johnson space center gateway to astronaut photography of earth.
Blue marble apollo 17 nasa.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
Evans command module pilot.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This original blue marble inspired later images of the earth compiled from satellite data.
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 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Fifty years ago on april 22 1970 people around the world marked the first earth day.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
Evans command module pilot.
Schmitt lunar module pilot caught this breathtaking view of our home planet as they were traveling to the moon on dec.
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 apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
In 1972 from a distance of about 45 000 km 28 000 mi the crew of apollo 17 took one of the most famous photographs ever made of the earth.
The last time anyone took a photograph from above low earth orbit that showed an entire hemisphere one side of a globe was in 1972 during apollo 17.
The original caption is reprinted below.
Nasa s earth observing system eos satellites were designed to give a check up of earth s health.