Among those images was the one now known as the Blue Marble shot, the first photograph ever taken of the planet in its entirety. The Blue Marble photo, showing Earth as Apollo 17 astronauts saw it.

On Monday, NASA released a photo of the entire sunlit side of Earth—the first since the original Blue Marble photo in 1972. NASA has released several similar images of Earth since then ...

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Prior to the “Blue Marble,” campaign images had often focused on pollution, gas masks and endangered species. Apollo 17 marked the end of the Apollo lunar exploration program, which was ...

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Prior to the "Blue Marble," campaign images had often focused on pollution, gas masks and endangered species.A self-portrait of humanityApollo 17 marked the end of the Apollo lunar exploration ...