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Deutsch: „Blue Marble“, die während des Fluges von Apollo 17 zum Mond am 7. Dezember 1972 entstandene Fotoaufnahme von der Erde (in der zur besseren Wiedererkennbarkeit um 180 Grad gedrehten Version).

English: "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 statute miles). It shows Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Español: "La canica azul". Imagen de la Tierra tomada desde el Apollo 17.

Français : «La bille bleue» : Photo de l'Afrique, de l'Antarctique et de la péninsule Arabique prise en route pour la lune par Harrison Schmitt ou Ron Evans lors de la mission Apollo 17 le 7 décembre 1972. Ce vol a été le dernier à quitter l'orbite terrestre, et le seul au cours duquel un géologue, Harrison Schmitt, s'est rendu sur la lune.

Italiano: Famosa fotografia della Terra ripresa il 7 dicembre 1972 dall'equipaggio della missione Apollo 17 diretta verso la Luna, da una distanza di circa 29.000 km.

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Date

7 December 1972

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Smaller version: ftp://nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov/miscellaneous/planetary/apollo/a17_h_148_22727.tiff as linked and thumbnailed by https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/midres/a17_h_148_22727.gif on https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/a17_h_148_22727.html and converted to JPEG and uploaded by Ed g2s 22:41, 29 December 2004 (UTC)
Larger version: https://www.nasa.gov/images/content/115334main_image_feature_329_ys_full.jpg as converted to JPEG and published by NASA using Adobe Photoshop CS Windows 13:09, 13 May 2005 and uploaded by Tom 02:25, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
Higher-resolution but uglier image: apollo17_earth.tiff as contained by ftp://nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/hi-res/planetary/earth/apollo17_earth.tiff.gz and converted to JPEG with 100% quality using Paint.NET v3.5.5 by Jeff G. 06:15, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
Higher-resolution image for review: as17_148_22727.jpg received in an email dated Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:18:10 -0400 from one of the NASA Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging Curators with the text "This is the highest res I have. The original was a photographic 70mm color positive which is part of a group that is being scanned at much higher resolution."

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NASA. Photo taken by either Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans (of the Apollo 17 crew).

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Other versions

The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg - Photoshopped JPEG version, which is more useful for articles; 3,000×3,002 (6.21 MB)
The Earth seen from Apollo 17 with white background.jpg - with white background; 2,790×2,776 (4.4 MB)
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The Blue Marble.jpg - color corrected; 2,320×2,407 (2.33 MB)

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Earth - Apollo 17

Full Earth showing Africa and Antarctica

Apollo 17 hand-held Hasselblad picture of the full Earth. This picture was taken on 7 December 1972, as the spacecraft traveled to the moon as the last of the Apollo missions. A remarkably cloud-free Africa is at upper left, stretching down to the center of the image. Saudi Arabia is visible at the top of the disk and Antarctica and the south pole are at the bottom. Asia is on the horizon is at upper right. The Earth is 12,740 km in diameter. (Apollo 17, AS17-148-22727)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1972-12-07
Distance/Range (km): N/A
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -30.,310.
Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view, clouds, water
Instrument: Hasselblad Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): Film Type - 70 mm
Instrument Field of View (deg): N/A
Filter: None
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: AS17-148-22727
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 72-096A-05C
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

Updated 29 January 2003, DRW.

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"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 statute miles). It shows Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula.

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