Expedition photographs
Earth from Apollo 17 — the Blue Marble photograph
Historical recordAstronaut photograph includes the illuminated Antarctic ice cap.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Apollo 17 Blue Marble exposure
- Artifact date
- 1972-12-07
- Holding institution
- NASA
Actual artifact image; source credit: NASA.
Image source record
Image rights and evidence limits
NASA informational/editorial reuse guidelines; credit NASA and do not imply endorsement.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/a17_h_148_22727.html
Connected records
These are contextual links, not automatic corroboration.
- No genuine Antarctic photographs from space
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- The screenshot problem.
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Scottish expedition photograph.
- Historical record
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Scottish expedition photograph.
- Historical record
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Cataloged expedition photograph: Two expedition members unload wooden boxes containing Huntly and Palmer’s biscuits from a sledge, another is stacking boxes behind around a flagpole on a mound of gravel. A flag flies in the wind.
- Historical record
Captain Robertson taking a sextant observation
Scottish expedition photograph.
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