Blue Marble Planet

4 5 x 4 x 4 h x w x d and weighs 2 5 pounds.
Blue marble planet. Attached resin base is piano black with a matte finish. It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history. Big blue marble features the planet earth showered by twinkling silver flitter. In sharing these blue marble images nasa hopes the public will join with the agency in its continuing exploration of our world from the unique perspective of space.
Under a one hour flight from the island of tahiti or moorea the island of bora bora with a lagoon resembling an artist s palette of blues and greens is love at first sight romantics from around the world have laid claim to this island where the castle like mount otemanu pierces the sky. Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet. View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a. This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Blue marble planet the best of life on the planet picture of the week. Whether they re unearthing real fossils growing crystals conducting experiments or making gooey slime you re instilling a love of science that will last a lifetime. It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica. This was the first time the apollo trajectory.
Evans command module pilot. This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap. When you give a blue marble stem toy you re providing a child access to a fascinating world of science exploration and discovery. Blue marble medical will help you avoid the mistakes that often create early stage casualties and provide the experience to successfully execute your new endeavor.
Glass globe has 4 diameter and fits nicely in the hand. Packaged in an attractive cushioned gift box ready for presentation. As a part of blue marble medical s strategy we will assist your health sciences start up in all critica areas including business formation market research quality systems and. The blue marble project.
Since the seventies earth observation satellites have recorded data of our atmosphere the oceans and the land surface to improve our understanding of the earth as a system. Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon. The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface. Nasa s blue marble project presents freely available photorealistic maps of our planet earth.