The blue marble
Subtitle: how a photograph revealed Earth's fragile beauty
By: Don Nardo
Series: Captured history; Captured history
Publisher: Compass Point
Published: 2014
Place of publication: North Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780756547325; 9780756547882
Subjects: Photographs; Photographs from space; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Discusses the iconic Blue Marble photo of Earth taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts in December 1972. The astronauts headed to the moon in December 1972 thought they knew what to expect. They would soon be exploring the moon s surface in a lunar rover, traveling farther than anyone before them. They would be collecting soil and rock samples for study back.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63) and index.

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