Blue Earth Marble With Natural Earth Continents, Recycled Glass, 5 In A Pouch, 1 Inch Diameter

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Those four decades have shown it to be the most significant thing they brought back from their expedition, far more meaningful than the moon rocks they gathered, so it matters to them. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica South polar ice cap. It was the only night launch of the mighty Saturn V, the most stupendous rocket ever built, and took place on December 7, 1972.

This series of digital image mosaics was produced with the aid of automated image-sifting upon images from NASA's Earth Observatory, which enabled the inclusion of a complete, cloud-free globe for each month from January to December 2004, at even higher resolution (500 m/pixel). The nighttime views were obtained with the new satellite's "day-night band" of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared, and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires, and reflected moonlight. White clouds swirl north over deep blue oceans and the green middle of the African continent, then a tan arc caps the image with the dry lands of Arabia.This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the South polar ice cap.

They have largely avoided definitively answering the question of the photographer's identity by each member claiming to have taken it. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . When political pressure bumped Engle in favor of Schmitt on Apollo 17 a very odd couple was sent to the moon. Up until this point, our view of ourselves had been disconnected and fragmented: there was no way to visualise the planet in its entirety. However, interviews [6] and evidence examined by Eric Hartwell after the mission suggest that Schmitt was the photographer.

LEO's objective was to "make the state of the Earth visible at global and local scale", but Dr Muller said it had "taken many years to bring together the necessary technology".For Apollo 17 Cernan had chosen Joe Engle, a former X-15 pilot, and the two trained for months as the backups for Apollo 14. Most of the men who flew lunar missions saw neither a full Earth nor a full moon; both heavenly bodies were partly in shadow -- complementary shadows, like lovers walking past a streetlamp -- the entire flight. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.

Be the first to hear about our new collections, interior trends for the season, exciting offers and events in your local showroom. Chari Larsson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Over a period of six orbits on on February 3, 2012, the recently launched Suomi NPP satellite provided the VIIRS instrument enough time to gather the pixels for this synthesized view of Earth showing North Africa and southwestern Europe. They make the perfect addition to any collection or serve as an inspiration for the beauty of Earth.The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. This projection results in a very wide-angle presentation such as one might get with a fish-eye lens, and it does not include the whole hemisphere. The EPIC instrument views the Earth from sunrise in the west to sunset in the east 12 to 13 times per day as the Earth rotates at 15 degrees of longitude per hour. Black Marble 2012 [ edit ] Black Marble – North and South America at night, [39] Hurricane Sandy can be seen off the coast of Florida.