This Blue Marble

If the inhabitants of lapinlahti mental hospital would have been well i had envied them for their backyard views.

This blue marble.

December 7 1972 this classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972. View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap. An asylum by the sea.

We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. The original caption is reprinted below. This blue marble and yet it spins. 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 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 mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.