Harrison SchmittBlue Marble: the first photograph of the fully illuminated Earth, taken during the translunar coast. Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972Vintage gelatin silver print on resin-coated paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (10 x 8 in), with A KODAK PAPER watermarks and NASA Kennedy Space Center caption numbered AS17-148-22727 on the versoFootnotes:This outstanding translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar cap. (...) Almost the entire coastline of the continent of north-eastern edge of Africa. (NASA caption)