It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
Blue marble real earth nasa.
Evans command module pilot.
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 mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Unlike apollo 17 s photograph of the whole earth nasa s blue marble is not a real photograph.
Next generation was produced by reto stöckli nasa earth observatory nasa goddard space flight center.
A synthetic but accurate and deliciously crispy.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
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.
Schmitt lunar module pilot 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.
See the blue marble next generation a true color earth dataset including seasonal dynamics from modis 880 kb pdf for acknowledgments.
Blue marble a seamless image mosaic of the earth wms visualizations by eric sokolowsky released on february 16 2004 this spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
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.
Twin blue marbles published october 9 2007 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.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.