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.
Blue marble earth from space.
Evans command module pilot.
Improve human condition on earth.
The npp satellite was renamed suomi npp on january 24 2012 to honor the late verner e.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Promote the blue marble as a symbol of international unity in space exploration.
Looking back at earth from space image credit.
Earthrise was followed by blue marble a view of the earth taken from the apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
Nasa the crescent earth rises above the.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the apollo 17 mission and the famous blue marble full earth image goddard space flight center s visualization and analysis lab has rendered a new visualization inspired by the mission.
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.
Increase international awareness education and collaboration in space exploration.
This blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp in this amazing space wallpaper.
Facilitate the synergy of technology with the environment.
Image of the day atmosphere land water.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the earth s surface taken on january 4 2012.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Earth the blue marble.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
Image of the day land water.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
The photo released feb.
This photo from nasa s suomi npp satellite shows the eastern hemisphere of earth in blue marble view.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the.
2 2012 is a companion to a nasa image showing the western.