This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Apollo 17 blue marble image.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
The apollo 17 crew included eugene ronald and jack and were the last to man an apollo 17 for a lunar 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
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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.
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This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
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