Blue Marble Apollo 17 Nasa

Evans command module pilot.

Blue marble apollo 17 nasa.

It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history. This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972. View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a. The blue marble from apollo 17.

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. And scientist astronaut harrison h.

By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth. Evans command module pilot. The apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a. Astronaut photograph as17 148 22727 courtesy nasa johnson space center gateway to astronaut photography of earth.

The original caption is reprinted below. This was the first time the apollo trajectory. Nasa s earth observing system eos satellites were designed to give a check up of earth s health. Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.

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. This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon. View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.

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 blue marble from apollo 17. Fifty years ago on april 22 1970 people around the world marked the first earth day.

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. It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica. This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.