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Summary
Apollo 17: The Blue Marble
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NASA/Apollo 17 crew; taken by either Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans |
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The Blue Marble
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العربية: صورة الگُلَّة (البلية) الزرقاء الشهيرة التي تعتبر أول صورة لمنظر الأرض الكامل. إلتُقطت الصورة في 7 كانون الأوَّل (ديسمبر) 1972 بواسطة طاقم مركبة الفضاء الأمريكيَّة أپولو 17 عند مغادرتهم مدار الأرض لِلقمر من على بعد حوالي 29,000 كيلومتر عن سطح الأرض. إلتقط الطاقم صورة الكوكب الأزرق بِشكلٍ مُتقنٍ حيثُ كانت الشمس من ورائهم وهو ما سمح بِإضائة مُمتازة لِكوكب الأرض، حيثُ تظهر أفريقيا، والقارَّة القطبيَّة الجنوبيَّة (أنتاركتيكا) وشبه الجزيرة العربيَّة.
Deutsch: „Blue Marble“, die während des Fluges von Apollo 17 zum Mond am 7. Dezember 1972 entstandene Fotoaufnahme von der Erde
English: "The Blue Marble" is a famous photograph of the Earth taken on December 7, 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.
فارسی: «تیلهٔ آبی» تصویر معروفی از زمین که در ۷ دسامبر ۱۹۷۲ توسط خدمهٔ فضاپیمای آپولو ۱۷ در مسیر ماه در حدود ۲٬۹۰۰ کیلومتری زمین گرفته شده است و قسمت‌هایی از آفریقا، جنوبگان و شبه جزیرهٔ عرب را نشان می‌دهد.
Suomi: Sininen marmorikuula.
Français : «La bille bleue» : Photo de l'Afrique, de l'Antarctique et de la péninsule Arabique prise en route pour la lune par Harrison Schmitt ou Ron Evans lors de la mission Apollo 17 le 7 décembre 1972. Ce vol a été le dernier à quitter l'orbite terrestre, et le seul au cours duquel un géologue, Harrison Schmitt, s'est rendu sur la lune.
हिन्दी: "द ब्लू मार्बल" लगभग 29,000 kilometres (18,000 mi) की ऊँचाई पर चन्द्रमा की यात्रा पर गये अंतरिक्षयान अपोलो १७ के सदस्यों द्वारा दिसम्बर २००७ को लिया गया प्रसिद्ध चित्र है। इसमें अफ़्रीका, अंटार्कटिका और अरबी प्रायद्वीप दिखाई दे रहे हैं।
Italiano: Famosa fotografia della Terra ripresa il 7 dicembre 1972 dall'equipaggio della missione Apollo 17 diretta verso la Luna, da una distanza di circa 29.000 km.
Македонски: „Сината џамлија“ е позната фотографија на Земјата направена на 7 декември 1972 од екипажот на вселенското летало Аполо 17 патувајќи кон Месечината. Сликана е на растојание од 29.000 километри, а на неа се гледаат Африка, Антарктикот и Арапскиот Полуостров.
Português: A Bolinha Azul é uma fotografia famosa da Terra tirada a 7 de dezembro de 1972 durante a missão Apollo 17, quando se encontrava a caminho da Lua e a 29,000 quilómetros da Terra.
Українська: Блакитна іграшкова куля — відома фотографія Землі, зроблена 7 грудня 1972 року командою космічного апарату «Аполлон-17».
中文: 蓝色弹珠 是一张在1972年12月7日由阿波罗17号太空船船员所拍摄的著名地球照片。当时太空船正运行至距离地球45,000公里（28,000英里）之处。
日本語: ザ・ブルー・マーブルは、月へ向かうアポロ17号のクルーが1972年12月7日に撮影した有名な地球の写真。45,000km離れた距離から撮影された。アフリカ、アラビア半島、南極大陸、インド洋などを捉えている。
Magyar: „Blue Marble“, valami
Čeština: Modrá skleněnka je fotografie planety Země, kterou 7. prosince 1972 pořídila posádka Apolla 17 ze vzdálenosti zhruba 45 000 kilometrů. |
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for . It was captioned as follows: Bân-lâm-gú: Tiàm Apollo 17-hō thài-kong pe-chûn téng-kôan, iōng thian-bûn-kiàⁿ khòaⁿ tē-kiû ê kéng-tì. Cymraeg: Y Ddaear, delwedd oddiwrth Apollo 17. Dansk: Jorden set fra Apollo 17 Deutsch: Blick auf die Erde von der Apollo 17. Français : La Terre vue depuis Apollo 17. Galego : The Blue Marble: Fotografía da Terra tomada, o 7 de decembro de 1972, pola tripulación do Apollo 17 na súa ruta cara a Lúa. Mostra África, a Antártida e a península Arábiga. Foi tomada a unha distancia de 45.000 km aproximadamente Português : A Terra vista desde a Apollo 17. Suomi: Apollo 17:n ottama kuva maapallosta. العربية : الأرض كما شوهدت من ابولو 17. |
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Full Earth showing Africa and Antarctica Apollo 17 hand-held Hasselblad picture of the full Earth. This picture was taken on 7 December 1972, as the spacecraft traveled to the moon as the last of the Apollo missions. A remarkably cloud-free Africa is at upper left, stretching down to the center of the image. Saudi Arabia is visible at the top of the disk and Antarctica and the south pole are at the bottom. Asia is on the horizon is at upper right. The Earth is 12,740 km (7,920 mi) in diameter. (Apollo 17, AS17-148-22727) Location & Time Information |
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| current | 20:35, 25 September 2020 | | 3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB) | Huntster | Reverted to version as of 07:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC); please upload signficantly different versions under a new filename. |
| 18:29, 25 September 2020 |  | 2,500 × 2,500 (8.56 MB) | D2Owiki | Taken from the recent scans from 2015, downloadable for free on the Project Apollo Archive's flickr account. the image is approx. 2500 px. resolution | |
| 07:45, 18 December 2012 |  | 3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB) | Huntster | Reverted to version as of 02:25, 31 July 2005; please do not overwrite featured pictures with modified versions. | |
| 14:11, 17 December 2012 |  | 2,400 × 2,400 (2.98 MB) | Adzo.1 | Image refaite directement à partir du fichier source NASA AS17-148-22727. | |
| 07:42, 17 October 2010 |  | 3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB) | Huntster | Reverted to version as of 02:25, 31 July 2005; new image is (in my opinion) technically inferior to the July 2005 image, and is not the featured picture that was voted upon. Upload new image to another filename if desired. | |
| 06:16, 17 October 2010 |  | 3,720 × 3,796 (10.46 MB) | Jeff G. | *Higher-quality and higher-resolution image: apollo17_earth.tiff as contained by ftp://nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/hi-res/planetary/earth/apollo17_earth.tiff.gz and converted to JPEG with 100% quality using [[w:Paint.NET|Paint.NET v3.5 | |
| 02:25, 31 July 2005 |  | 3,000 × 3,002 (6.21 MB) | Tom | larger image | |
| 22:41, 29 December 2004 |  | 1,860 × 1,898 (762 KB) | Ed g2s | {{PD-USGov-NASA}} |
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