That was the last of the apollo moon missions but nasa s space probes continued to take.
Blue marble earth from space.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the apollo 17 mission and the famous blue marble full earth image goddard space flight center s visualization and analysis lab has rendered a new visualization inspired by the mission.
Looking back at earth from space image credit.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
Promote the blue marble as a symbol of international unity in space exploration.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Image of the day land water.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the earth s surface taken on january 4 2012.
Increase international awareness education and collaboration in space exploration.
The npp satellite was renamed suomi npp on january 24 2012 to honor the late verner e.
Image of the day atmosphere land water.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
Advance and preserve international awareness of our planet its resources and its people.
Improve human condition on earth.
Nasa the crescent earth rises above the.
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.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
This photo from nasa s suomi npp satellite shows the eastern hemisphere of earth in blue marble view.
Earthrise was followed by blue marble a view of the earth taken from the apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp in this amazing space wallpaper.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
Earth the blue marble.
This blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Evans command module pilot.
The photo released feb.