It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Apollo 17 blue marble image.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
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.
Apollo 70mm camera.
This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
Image of the day atmosphere land water.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
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.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
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This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble reproduces the images of the earth traveling towards the moon as captured by the apollo.