The Blue Marble

The Blue Marble is a photograph of the Earth. It was made on December 2, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft. At that time they were on their way to the Moon at a distance of about  from the Earth. It is one of the most reproduced images in human history.

Related pages
 Earth phase
 Extraterrestrial sky
 Pale Orange Dot (Early Earth)
 Spaceship Earth

References

Category:Apollo program