Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Great Barrier Reef Fly-over
Visualizations by
Alex Kekesi
Released on January 23, 2003
In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flies us over Australia's Great Barrier Reef to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17.
Visualization Credits
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA's Earth Observatory.
Short URL to share this page: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2688