The blue marble reproduces the images of the earth traveling towards the moon as captured by the apollo.
Apollo 17 blue marble image.
Image of the day for january 31 2001.
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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 astronaut eugene a.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew 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.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
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This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
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It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.