It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
Apollo 17 blue marble photo.
The original apollo 17 blue marble photo of earth.
This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
But do you know the story behind it.
The mystery behind who took the blue marble photo we may never know who took the first full color shot of earth from apollo 17 but asking the question is a space odyssey in its own right.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
The original apollo 17 blue marble photo of earth.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
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 miles.
Image of the day atmosphere land water snow and ice remote sensing world of change.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
Earthrise was followed by blue marble a view of the earth taken from the apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
That was the last of the apollo moon missions but nasa s space probes continued to take.
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.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
The original caption is reprinted below.
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 blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45 000 kilometers 28 000 miles.
Nasa crew of apollo 17.
A new video explains the circumstances that gave rise to the famous apollo earthrise photo while recreating the experience with modern data.
Evans command module pilot.