The Blue Marble facts for kids

The Blue Marble— Earth as seen by Apollo 17 in 1972

The Blue Marble is a photograph of the Earth. It was made on December 2, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft. At that time they were on their way to the Moon at a distance of about 18,000 miles (29,000 km) from the Earth. It is one of the most reproduced images in human history.

Related pages

• Earth phase
• Extraterrestrial sky
• Pale Orange Dot (Early Earth)
• Spaceship Earth

Images for kids

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  AS17-148-22727, from which The Blue Marble was cropped. The photograph's original orientation had south pointed up.

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  Blue Marble 2012 – a composite satellite image

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  Black Marble – North and South America at night, Hurricane Sandy can be seen off the coast of Florida.

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  The Moon moving in front of Earth in July 2016, as seen by the DSCOVR satellite. The far side of the Moon faces the camera.

See also

In Spanish: La canica azul para niños