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Apollo 17 blue marble image.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
Evans command module pilot.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
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The blue marble from apollo 17.
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View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
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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 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.
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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.
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This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.