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Earth as a Blue Marble relates to a picture taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45,000 kilometres (28,000 mi). The crew had their back to the sun so the Earth was fully illuminated. Similar pictures have been taken since that time.
The phrase is used and popularized in Carl Sagan's documentary/science series "Cosmos" to represent the beauty and smallness of our planet in relation to the Universe.
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Why earth is called big blue marble?
Earth is named The Blue Marble because it's the only Earth has water. well idk
What color in marble most expensive?
blue Has it on good authority (Oxford marble dealer) that Princess Diana had the surround of her pool done in their blue marble.
What do you call a playing marble?
steelie
What do you call a metallic playing marble?
steelie
Why the earth call the green planet?
Green from chlorophyll (plants); also called 'blue' from the water.
Why earth is called big blue marble?
Earth is named The Blue Marble because it's the only Earth has water. well idk
What product has blue earth icon that looks like a marble?
google earth
Why is earth called the blue marble?
Because that is what it looks like from space.
Why does earth look like a blue marble?
because most of the earth's surface is covered by water, so from space it looks blue.
What is depicted in blue marble one the most widely distributed photos in history?
Earth
The blue marbel refers to?
I'm guessing you mean the "Blue Marble," which is a famous shot of the Earth taken from space. The oceans of the world, combined with swirling cloud cover made the Earth look like a blue marble. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble
What does the earth look like from space?
In space, the Earth looks like a blue marble. NASA has many photographs of the Earth from space. The earth is spherical like an orange but it is not orange.http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Collections/EarthFromSpace/land.htmhttp://www.wired.com/2014/12/digital-globe-best-earth-from-space-201
When was The Blue Marble - album - created?
The Blue Marble - album - was created in 1969.
When did Big Blue Marble end?
Big Blue Marble ended on 1983-01-01.
When was Big Blue Marble created?
Big Blue Marble was created on 1974-09-21.
What colors are absorbed by a blue marble?
All colors are absorbed by a blue marble except the color blue because it is reflected.
What color in marble most expensive?
blue Has it on good authority (Oxford marble dealer) that Princess Diana had the surround of her pool done in their blue marble.
