This view of earth from space is a fusion of science and art drawing on data from multiple satellite missions and the talents of nasa scientists and graphic artists.
Blue marbles earth.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
We ll call the above image blue marble i.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
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.
Published october 9 2007.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
Introduce students to geologic processes on earth and how to identify geologic features in images.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Evans command module pilot.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
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 it is one of the most iconic and among the most widely.
When we think of earth this iconic image of the blue marble immediately comes to mind.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Pictures of earth from 1972 to today.