Credit & Copyright: NASA, Apollo 17, NSSDC
Explanation:
In 1972 Astronauts on the United States's last lunar mission, Apollo
17, took this picture looking back at the Earth on their way to the moon.
The continents of Antarctica and Africa are visible below the
delicate wisps of white clouds.
For more information see NASA NSSDC press release.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day