In 1972 nasa made a breakthrough in capturing the image of the earth.
Blue marble photo 1972.
Nasa has released several similar images of earth since then but they.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
The original caption is reprinted below.
The blue marble photo that changed the world.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
The image is officially designated as as17 148 22727 by the nasa.
The original caption is reprinted below.
On monday nasa released a photo of the entire sunlit side of earth the first since the original blue marble photo in 1972.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
Evans command module pilot.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
We re showing the true original photograph with the south pole on top.
The original caption is reprinted below.
On december 1972 a crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft captured a famous image of the earth from a distance of 45 000 kilometers which has been known as the blue marble image.
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.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The original blue marble was taken on dec.
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.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
But it was this 1972 photograph of earth taken by the apollo 17 astronauts that garnered the most notice and is forever enshrined as the best loved blue marble photo.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
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 translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
How and when was the image captured.
The blue marble from apollo 17.