Monday, February 11, 2008

The Blue Marble from Apollo 17 and Beyond "We'd like to confirm, from the crew of Apollo 17, that the world is round.". The most widely-distributed photograph in history may be The Blue Marble, a shot taken in 1972 by an unknown crewmember on Apollo 17. In 2002, NASA released a new Blue Marble photograph, familiar to desktops everywhere, using a composite of many photographs. In 2005, Blue Marble: The Next Generation offered even better views and some spectacular animations of the seasons from space. In the same spirit, the Discovery Channel just launched Earth Live, which lets you see the dynamics of weather and climate through a well done interface. [MetaFilter] 9:13:40 PM