Apollo 17: AS17-148-photos day 1

Earth: Africa and Madagascar from the Apollo 17 spacecraft. Much of the ocean area is obscured by clouds. Sun Azimuth: 150 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point); Spacecraft Altitude: 205 nautical miles (380 km); Sun Elevation Angle: 72 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point) (Info: JSC Astronaut Photography of Earth)

Earth: Northeast Africa and Saudi Arabia. This oblique view of Earth looking north shows the Gulf of Suez, Dead Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman around Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in Africa. Iran, Iraq and Jordan are not so clearly visible because of cloud cover and their particular location in this picture. India is dimly visible at right of frame. The Red Sea is seen entirely in this one frame. The Mediterranean is visible at upper left. The south coast of Saudi Arabia is roughly 2000 km long. Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +15.,315. (Info: NSSDC 72-096A-05C AS17-148-22718 and JSC Astronaut Photography of Earth)

Earth: : Africa (lower continent), Antarctica, clouds (Info: JSC Astronaut Photography of Earth)

Earth: Full Earth. A remarkably cloud-free Africa is at upper left, stretching down to the center of the image. Saudi Arabia is visible at the top of the disk and Antarctica and the south pole are at the bottom. Asia is on the horizon is at upper right. The Earth is 12,740 km in diameter. Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -30.,310. (Info: NSSDC 72-096A-05C AS17-148-22725)

This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the southern hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the coast of Africa is the Malagasy Republic. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the northeast. (JSC PAO File Name: 10075945.jpg)

Earth "Blue Marble": Africa, Arabia, Antarctica

Full Earth. A remarkably cloud-free Africa is at upper left, stretching down to the center of the image. Saudi Arabia is visible at the top of the disk and Antarctica and the south pole are at the bottom. Asia is on the horizon is at upper right. The Earth is 12,740 km in diameter. Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -30.,310. (Info: NSSDC 72-096A-05C AS17-148-22727)