File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg

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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 29,400 kilometres (18,300 mi). It shows Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Summary

Taken with a Hasselblad 500EL camera and 80mm Zeiss lens at stop setting f/2.8 on 70mm Ektachrome film of type SO-368

The Blue Marble

Author

NASA/Apollo 17 crew; taken by either Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans

Photographer

Harrison Schmitt (1935–)

	Description	American geologist, politician, astronaut, scientist and university teacher
	Date of birth	3 July 1935
	Location of birth	Santa Rita
	Work location	Washington, D.C.; New Mexico
	Authority file	: Q108886 VIAF: 31002920 ISNI: 0000000028663130 LCCN: n85805597 NAID: 10569053 US Congress: S000132 WorldCat



Alternative names	Birth name: Eugene Andrew Cernan; Gene Cernan; Eugene A. Cernan
Description	American naval officer, astronaut, fighter pilot, autobiographer, businessperson and military flight engineer
Date of birth/death	14 March 1934	16 January 2017
Location of birth/death	Chicago	Houston
Authority file	: Q158486 VIAF: 69785710 ISNI: 000000012138411X LCCN: n98095652 NAID: 10574575 GND: 121475212 WorldCat



Alternative names	Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr.; Ronald Ellwin Evans
Description	American astronaut, military officer, engineer, aircraft pilot and military flight engineer
Date of birth/death	10 November 1933	7 April 1990
Location of birth/death	St. Francis	Scottsdale
Authority file	: Q313543 VIAF: 171815135 LCCN: no2011092927 WorldCat

Title

The Blue Marble

Part of

Apollo 17

Object type

photograph

Genre

astrophotography

Description

العربية: صورة الگُلَّة (البلية) الزرقاء الشهيرة التي تعتبر أول صورة لمنظر الأرض الكامل. إلتُقطت الصورة في 7 كانون الأوَّل (ديسمبر) 1972 بواسطة طاقم مركبة الفضاء الأمريكيَّة أپولو 17 عند مغادرتهم مدار الأرض لِلقمر من على بعد حوالي 29,400 كيلومتر عن سطح الأرض. إلتقط الطاقم صورة الكوكب الأزرق بِشكلٍ مُتقنٍ حيثُ كانت الشمس من ورائهم وهو ما سمح بِإضائة مُمتازة لِكوكب الأرض، حيثُ تظهر أفريقيا، والقارَّة القطبيَّة الجنوبيَّة (أنتاركتيكا) وشبه الجزيرة العربيَّة.

Deutsch: „Blue Marble“, die während des Fluges von Apollo 17 zum Mond am 7. Dezember 1972 entstandene Fotoaufnahme von der Erde

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 29,400 kilometres (18,300 mi). It shows Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula.

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

فارسی: «تیلهٔ آبی» تصویر معروفی از زمین که در ۷ دسامبر ۱۹۷۲ توسط خدمهٔ فضاپیمای آپولو ۱۷ در مسیر ماه در حدود ۲٬۹۰۰ کیلومتری زمین گرفته شده است و قسمت‌هایی از آفریقا، جنوبگان و شبه جزیرهٔ عرب را نشان می‌دهد.

Suomi: Sininen marmorikuula.

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.

हिन्दी: "द ब्लू मार्बल" लगभग 29,400 kilometres (18,300 mi) की ऊँचाई पर चन्द्रमा की यात्रा पर गये अंतरिक्षयान अपोलो १७ के सदस्यों द्वारा दिसम्बर २००७ को लिया गया प्रसिद्ध चित्र है। इसमें अफ़्रीका, अंटार्कटिका और अरबी प्रायद्वीप दिखाई दे रहे हैं।

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 29.400 km.

Magyar: A „Kék üveggolyó”, egy híres fénykép a Földről, amelyet a Hold felé tartó Apollo–17 űrhajó legénysége készített 1972. december 7-én, mintegy 29 ezer kilométer távolságból. Jól látható rajta egész Afrika, az Arab-félsziget és az Antarktisz.

Македонски: „Сината џамлија“ е позната фотографија на Земјата направена на 7 декември 1972 од екипажот на вселенското летало Аполо 17 патувајќи кон Месечината. Сликана е на растојание од 29.400 километри, а на неа се гледаат Африка, Антарктикот и Арапскиот Полуостров.

Português: A Bolinha Azul é uma fotografia famosa da Terra tirada a 7 de dezembro de 1972 durante a missão Apollo 17, quando se encontrava a caminho da Lua e a 29,400 quilómetros da Terra.

Русский: Вид Земли с космического корабля Аполлон-17. 7 декабря 1972 года.

Українська: Блакитна іграшкова куля — відома фотографія Землі, зроблена 7 грудня 1972 року командою космічного апарату «Аполлон-17».

中文：蓝色弹珠是一张在1972年12月7日由阿波罗17号太空船船员所拍摄的著名地球照片。当时太空船正运行至距离地球29,400公里（18,300英里）之处。

日本語: ザ・ブルー・マーブルは、月へ向かうアポロ17号のクルーが1972年12月7日に撮影した有名な地球の写真。29,400km離れた距離から撮影された。アフリカ、アラビア半島、南極大陸、インド洋などを捉えている。

Čeština: Modrá skleněnka je fotografie planety Země, kterou 7. prosince 1972 pořídila posádka Apolla 17 ze vzdálenosti zhruba 29 400 kilometrů.

Date

7 December 1972

Source

https://web.archive.org/web/20160112123725/http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001138.html (image link); see also https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_329.html

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Color corrected
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Image redone with colors
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Reversed (allegedly original) orientation
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'"The Blue Marble" is a famous photograph of the Earth'
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earth
600x600 (1.72 MB)
GPS atmospheric effects for the Earth
Universal gravitational mass for the Earth
Order of magnitude for the Sun, Jupiter, Earth, and Moon
Earth size comparison for the Moon
Earth size comparison for the planet Venus
Earth and Moon to scale with annotations
Earth-Moon system to scale
Origin of life stages

Object location	26° 19′ 49″ S, 37° 25′ 13″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-26.330278; 37.420278

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 20 August 2006. It was captioned as follows:

English: The Earth seen from Apollo 17.

Other languages:

Čeština: Snímek planety Země z Apolla 17

Cymraeg: Y Ddaear, delwedd oddiwrth Apollo 17.

Dansk: Jorden set fra Apollo 17

Deutsch: Blick auf die Erde von der Apollo 17.

Eesti: Maa nähtuna Apollo 17-lt

English: The Earth seen from Apollo 17.

Español: La Tierra vista desde el Apolo 17.

Français : La Terre vue depuis Apollo 17.

Galego: The Blue Marble: Fotografía da Terra tomada, o 7 de decembro de 1972, pola tripulación do Apollo 17 na súa ruta cara a Lúa. Mostra África, a Antártida e a península Arábiga. Foi tomada a unha distancia de 45.000 km aproximadamente

Italiano: La Terra vista dalla Apollo 17

Magyar: A Föld az Apollo–17-ről.

Nederlands: De Aarde gezien vanaf Apollo 17.

Norsk bokmål: Jorda sett fra Apollo 17.

Norsk nynorsk: Jorda sett frå Apollo 17.

Polski: Ziemia widziana ze statku Apollo 17.

Português: A Terra vista desde a Apollo 17.

Suomi: Apollo 17:n ottama kuva maapallosta.

Svenska: Jorden sedd från Apollo 17.

Türkçe: Apollo 17'den Dünyanın görünüşü.

Русский: Вид Земли с космического корабля Apollo 17

ភាសាខ្មែរ : ផែនដីមើលពីអាប៉ូឡូ ១៧

한국어: 아폴로 17호에서 촬영한 지구 사진. 푸른 구슬이라고 불리운다.

日本語：アポロ17号から見た地球

中文：从阿波罗17号飞船上看地球

閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú： Tiàm Apollo 17-hō thài-kong pe-chûn téng-kôan, iōng thian-bûn-kiàⁿ khòaⁿ tē-kiû ê kéng-tì.

العربية : الأرض كما شوهدت من ابولو 17.

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Additional information

Source: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/a17_h_148_22727.html

“

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 (7,920 mi) 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

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:35, 25 September 2020	3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB)	Huntster (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 07:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC); please upload signficantly different versions under a new filename.
	18:29, 25 September 2020	2,500 × 2,500 (8.56 MB)	D2Owiki (talk \| contribs)	Taken from the recent scans from 2015, downloadable for free on the Project Apollo Archive's flickr account. the image is approx. 2500 px. resolution
	07:45, 18 December 2012	3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB)	Huntster (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 02:25, 31 July 2005; please do not overwrite featured pictures with modified versions.
	14:11, 17 December 2012	2,400 × 2,400 (2.98 MB)	Adzo.1 (talk \| contribs)	Image refaite directement à partir du fichier source NASA AS17-148-22727.
	07:42, 17 October 2010	3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB)	Huntster (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 02:25, 31 July 2005; new image is (in my opinion) technically inferior to the July 2005 image, and is not the featured picture that was voted upon. Upload new image to another filename if desired.
	06:16, 17 October 2010	3,720 × 3,796 (10.46 MB)	Jeff G. (talk \| contribs)	*Higher-quality and higher-resolution 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 [[w:Paint.NET\|Paint.NET v3.5
	02:25, 31 July 2005	3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB)	Tom (talk \| contribs)	larger image
	22:41, 29 December 2004	1,860 × 1,898 (762 KB)	Ed g2s (talk \| contribs)	{{PD-USGov-NASA}}

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