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Description	The Blue Marble: This photo is of Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula as taken en route to the Moon by Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans on December 7, 1972. The flight marked the last time that humans left low Earth orbit and the first and only time a geologist, Harrison Schmitt, travelled to the moon. This photo is upside-down; in the original photo the south pole is at the top. The original caption: 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. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the Southern Hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the coast of Africa is the Malagasy Republic. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the northeast.
Source	This image is a low compression JPEG version of The Earth seen from Apollo 17.png, which itself was taken from NASA .
Date	December 7, 1972.
Author	Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Centre. File Name AS17-148-22727
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for August 20, 2006. It was captioned as followed: English: The Earth seen from Apollo 17. Deutsch: Blick auf die Erde von der Apollo 17. Français : La Terre vue depuis Apollo 17. Español: La tierra vista desde el Apollo 17. العربية: الارض كما شوهدت من ابولو 17. Česky: 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. English: The Earth seen from Apollo 17. Español: La tierra vista desde el Apollo 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 Magyar : A Föld az Apollo–17-ről. Italiano: La Terra vista dalla Apollo 17 日本語: アポロ17号からの 地球 ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Jorda sett fra Apollo 17. Nederlands: De Aarde gezien vanaf Apollo 17. ‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Jorda sett frå Apollo 17. Polski: Ziemia widziana ze statku Apollo 17. Português: A Terra vista desde a Apollo 17. Русский: Вид Земли с космического корабля Apollo 17 Svenska: Jorden sedd från Apollo 17. 简体中文: 从 阿波罗17号飞船上看 地球 Bân-lâm-gú: Tiàm Apollo 17-hō thài-kong pe-chûn téng-kôan, iōng thian-bûn-kiàⁿ khòaⁿ tē-kiû ê kéng-tì.

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