Historical Context
The Blue Marble is a famous photograph of the Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft en route to the Moon at a distance of about 29,000 kilometers (18,000 miles).
Photo Info
Photographer: NASA / Crew of Apollo 17
Source: NASA
Related Events
- 1972-12-07 Apollo 17 launched, the final manned lunar landing mission where the crew takes the famous "blue marble" photo of the entire Earth
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