Evans command module pilot.
Apollo 17 blue marble earth.
Earthrise was followed by blue marble a view of the earth taken from the apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
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.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
The new collection is called the blue marble.
It shows africa antarctica and the arabian peninsula.
Around five hours later when the spacecraft had left earth orbit and begun i.
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.
Nasa crew of apollo 17.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
Apollo 17 was launched from the kennedy space center at 12 33 am on 7 december.
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.
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 en route to the moon at a distance of about 29 000 kilometres 18 000 mi.
On december 7 1972 the crew of apollo 17 changed the way we look at our home planet.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This photograph illustrates the earth as an isolated ecosystem floating in space.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.