File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17 with transparent background.png
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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. |
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| Source | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/a17_h_148_22727.html |
| Author | NASA |
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| current | 09:40, 24 July 2022 | | 2,790 × 2,776 (14.64 MB) | JCP-JohnCarlo | Reverted to version as of 15:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC) |
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