This page describes an image Earth as observed from Apollo 17
Caption: Full disk view of the Earth taken on 7 December 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft en route to the Moon at a distance of about 29,000 kilometres (18,000 mi). It shows Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Captions in other languagesCredit:
NASA/Apollo 17 crew/Project Apollo Archive
Related glossary terms:
Earth
, Inner Planet
, Planet
, Terrestrial Planet
Categories:
Solar System
License: Public Domain Public Domain icons
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Captions in Different Languages:
Caption: Vue de la Terre prise le 7 décembre 1972 par l'équipage du vaisseau spatial Apollo 17 en route vers la Lune, à une distance d'environ 29 000 kilomètres. Elle montre l'Afrique, l'Antarctique et la péninsule arabique.
Credit: NASA/Equipage d'Apollo 17/Archive du Projet Apollo
Related glossary terms: Earth , Inner Planet , Planète , Terrestrial Planet Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption: Il globo terrestre visto da una distanza di circa 29,000 km, così come apparve il 7 dicembre 1972 all'equipaggio della missione Apollo 17, in rotta verso la Luna. Sono chiaramente riconoscibili Africa, Antartide e penisola arabica.
Credit: NASA/Equipaggio dell'Apollo 17/Archivio del Progetto Apollo
Related glossary terms: Pianeta , pianeta interno , Pianeta terrestre , Terra Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emanuele Nardini
Caption reviewers: Rodolfo Canestrari
