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			Photo #: AS17-148-22727 Date: Dec. 1972 Geographic Region: AFRICA Feature: AFRICAN CONTINENT, BLUE MARBLE



	This classic photograph of the Earth was taken on December 7, 1972. The original caption is reprinted below: View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the Southern Hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the east coast of Africa is the Republic of Madagascar. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the northeast.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 80k
Mission:	AS17
Roll - Frame:	148 - 22727
Geographical Name:	AFRICA
Features:	AFRICAN CONTINENT, BLUE MARBLE
Center Lat x Lon:	N x E
Film Exposure:		N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	50
Camera:
Camera Tilt:		LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:		The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:		Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:
Date:	197212__	YYYYMMDD
Time:		GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	E	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:		Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:		nautical miles
Sun Elevation:		Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	GLOBE, COAST, ISLAND, PENINSULA
Water Views:	ICE, SEA
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:
City Views:

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