A set of satellite images was released by nasa in 2002 including the prepared images for.
Is the blue marble earth real picture.
Here s nasa s explanation on how their images.
Evans command module pilot.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Night lights 2012 the black marble.
Published december 6 2012.
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.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
A synthetic but accurate and deliciously crispy.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
It s a composite made of many other images.
Unlike apollo 17 s photograph of the whole earth nasa s blue marble is not a real photograph.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
In the nasa archive its formal designation is as17 148 22727 but it s commonly known as the blue marble shot and forty years later we still aren t sure who actually took it.
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.
Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
The blue marble followed four years later in 1972 and was similarly as awe inspiring as the first image of the earth seen in its entirety shot by apollo 17 astronauts en route to the moon it depicts africa the arabian peninsula the island of madagascar antarctica the edge of mainland asia and clouds swirling over the southern hemisphere.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Similar images of the earth have also been designated as blue marble images with the phrase blue marble frequently used by the environmentalists and organizations to promote environmental conservation and consciousness.
This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new suomi npp satellite which has at least 10 times better light resolving power than previous night viewing satellites.
Subsequent blue marble images.
