This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Apollo 17 blue marble image.
The apollo 17 crew included eugene ronald and jack and were the last to man an apollo 17 for a lunar mission.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
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Evans command module pilot.
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View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
The blue marble reproduces the images of the earth traveling towards the moon as captured by the apollo.
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.
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.