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The Blue Marble from Apollo 17
published by the Goddard Space Flight Center
This web article from NASA's Visible Earth presents a classic photograph of Earth taken from the Apolo 17 mission in 1972, which includes the south polar ice cap. The article contains several downloadable images, and links are provided for more information.
https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55418/the-blue-marble-from-ap...
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Astronomy
- Solar System
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- Space Exploration
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- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
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image credit: NASA Johnson Space Center/Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth; image source; larger image This resource was a Physics To Go feature from June 1, 2009 until June 16, 2009. View the feature here!


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Record Creator: Metadata instance created May 27, 2009 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated: Aug 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 June 8, 2006
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Record Link
AIP Format
(Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2009), WWW Document, (https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55418/the-blue-marble-from-apollo-17).
AJP/PRST-PER
The Blue Marble from Apollo 17 (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2009), <https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55418/the-blue-marble-from-apollo-17>.
APA Format
The Blue Marble from Apollo 17. (2006, June 8). Retrieved December 12, 2024, from Goddard Space Flight Center: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55418/the-blue-marble-from-apollo-17
Chicago Format
Goddard Space Flight Center. The Blue Marble from Apollo 17. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, June 8, 2006. https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55418/the-blue-marble-from-apollo-17 (accessed 12 December 2024).
MLA Format
The Blue Marble from Apollo 17. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, 2009. 8 June 2006. 12 Dec. 2024 <https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55418/the-blue-marble-from-apollo-17>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Title = {The Blue Marble from Apollo 17}, Publisher = {Goddard Space Flight Center}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {12 December 2024}, Month = {June 8, 2006}, Year = {2009} }
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