Apollo 17 Blue Marble. 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. 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. The blue marble from apollo 17 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.
Dubbed the blue marble earth is revealed as both a vast planet home to billions of creatures and a beautiful orb capable of fitting into the pocket of the universe. At the time of publication it represented the best available science. This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap. 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.
