8. Image Credits
Introduction: The Blue Planet
Earthrise seen over the lunar limb during Apollo 11 mission to the moon in July 1969
Astronaut photography
Astronaut photography
Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
URL: Mission AS11, photo frame 6552
Last access: 22.02.2008
View of the earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew travelling toward the moon
Astronaut photography. The hemisphere is completely illuminated by the sun, opposite to the viewing direction of the camera. The African continent is almost completely visible, its colours vary between the yellow deserts and dark green in the tropical rain forests.
Astronaut photography. The hemisphere is completely illuminated by the sun, opposite to the viewing direction of the camera. The African continent is almost completely visible, its colours vary between the yellow deserts and dark green in the tropical rain forests.
Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
URL: Mission AS17, 7 December 1972, photo frame 6552
Last access: 22.02.2008
