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View of the Earth seen by Apollo 17

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-glb09-00050

Date

2006-09-26

View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Meditierranean 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.