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