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.
Apollo 17 blue marble photo.
That was the last of the apollo moon missions but nasa s space probes continued to take.
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 blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45 000 kilometers 28 000 miles.
This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
Nasa crew of apollo 17.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
The mystery behind who took the blue marble photo we may never know who took the first full color shot of earth from apollo 17 but asking the question is a space odyssey in its own right.
The original caption is reprinted below.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
The blue marble from apollo 17.
Evans command module pilot.
Earthrise was followed by blue marble a view of the earth taken from the apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
The original apollo 17 blue marble photo of earth.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Image of the day atmosphere land water snow and ice remote sensing world of change.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
A new video explains the circumstances that gave rise to the famous apollo earthrise photo while recreating the experience with modern data.
But do you know the story behind it.