Next generation was produced by reto stöckli nasa earth observatory nasa goddard space flight center.
Blue marble real earth nasa.
It s a composite made of many other images.
See the blue marble next generation a true color earth dataset including seasonal dynamics from modis 880 kb pdf for acknowledgments.
It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.
The blue marble this spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
A synthetic but accurate and deliciously crispy.
The blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45 000 kilometers 28 000 miles.
Unlike apollo 17 s photograph of the whole earth nasa s blue marble is not a real photograph.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Evans command module pilot.
The blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45 000 kilometers 28 000 miles.
Blue marble a seamless image mosaic of the earth wms visualizations by eric sokolowsky released on february 16 2004 this spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
The view from apollo 17 fifty years ago on april 22 1970 people around the globe marked the first earth day.
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.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
It is one of the most iconic and among the most widely distributed images in human history.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.