File:19721207-Earth.jpg

Apollo 17 hand-held Hasselblad picture of the full Earth. This picture was taken on 7 December 1972, as the spacecraft traveled to the moon as the last of the Apollo missions. A remarkably cloud-free Africa is at upper left, stretching down to the center of the image. Saudi Arabia is visible at the top of the disk and Antarctica and the south pole are at the bottom. Asia is on the horizon is at upper right. The Earth is 12,740 km (7,920 mi) in diameter. (Apollo 17, AS17-148-22727)

Location & Time Information

• Date/Time (UT): 1972-12-07
• Distance/Range (km): N/A
• Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -30.,310.
• Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information

• Area or Feature Type: global view, clouds, water
• Instrument: Hasselblad Camera
• Instrument Resolution (pixels): Film Type - 70 mm
• Instrument Field of View (deg): N/A
• Filter: None
• Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
• Phase Angle (deg): N/A
• Instrument Look Direction: N/A
• Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information

• CD-ROM Volume: N/A
• NASA Image ID number: AS17-148-22727
• Other Image ID number: N/A
• NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 72-096A-05C
• NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
• Other ID: N/A

NASA Image ID number: AS17-148-22727

1972-12-07

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