Apollo 17: Blue Marble - Magazine NN Image Catalog

By Eric Hartwell - March 29, 2006

The Apollo 17 mission carried four 70MM cameras, and 23 magazines of film. A total of 3584 images were taken, 1645 in black & white, and 1939 in color. The 80mm lens field of view is approximately 38 x 38 degrees, and the 250mm lens field of view is approximately 13 x 13 degrees.

This page contains a detailed index of  Hasselblad Magazine NN, Images AS17-148-22607 to AS17-148-22775 taken onboard the Command Module during Earth orbit, translunar flight, and Lunar orbit.

Sources:

• Image thumbnails and links: Apollo Image Atlas >> 70mm Hasselblad Image Catalog >> Apollo 17 >> Magazine NN. The  Apollo Image Atlas is a comprehensive collection of Apollo-Saturn mission photography by the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association.

• Image descriptions: JSC-08641 Apollo 17 Index 70mm, 35mm, and 16mm Photographs, NASA,  May 1974. Source: Apollo 17 Handheld Image Catalog (PDF) PDF versions of Apollo Image Catalogs, Center for Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, plus other sources as noted.

• Frame number, Mission Elapsed Time (MET): Inferred from mission timeline and transcripts. Source: Apollo 17 Blue Marble: Photo Timeline by Eric Hartwell.

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Apollo Image Atlas >> 70mm Hasselblad Image Catalog >> Apollo 17 >> Magazine NN Apollo 17, Magazine NN Images AS17-148-22607 to AS17-148-22775 70mm Hasselblad Image Catalog

AS17-148-22607 #0 AS17-148-22608 #1 AS17-148-22609 #2 AS17-148-22610 #3 AS17-148-22611 #4 Australia, Gulf of Carpentaria Australia, Gulf of Carpentaria Australia, Princess Charlotte Bay Earth (clouds) Earth (clouds) AS17-148-22609: Great Barrier Reef off the eastern shore of Cape York at the northern tip of Queensland, Australia, photographed during the first revolution of Earth orbit. In this near-vertical view, the shoreline forms an almost north-south line with the south end obscured by part of the spacecraft. The distance between the points at which the shoreline intersects the top and bottom of the photograph is 160km [Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report Figure 4-4] AS17-148-22612 #5 AS17-148-22613 #6 AS17-148-22614 #7 AS17-148-22615 #8 AS17-148-22616 #9 Earth (clouds) Earth (clouds) Earth (clouds) Earth (clouds) Earth (clouds) AS17-148-22617 #10 AS17-148-22618 #11 AS17-148-22619 #12 AS17-148-22620 #13 AS17-148-22621 #14 Earth (clouds, water) Earth (clouds, water) Earth (clouds, water) Earth (clouds, water) Earth (clouds, water) AS17-148-22622 #15 AS17-148-22623 #16 AS17-148-22624 #17 AS17-148-22625 #18 AS17-148-22626 #19 South West Africa, Angola Angola, coast Angola, coast Angola, South West Africa South West Africa, Hoarusib River AS17-148-22623: In this oblique view of the west coast of Africa photographed on the second revolution of Earth orbit, the Cunene River at the right edge marks the border between Angola to the left and Southwest Africa to the right. Punta da Marca, now an island, extends 45 km into the Atlantic Ocean [Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report Figure 4-5]. AS17-148-22627 #20 AS17-148-22628 #21 AS17-148-22629 #22 AS17-148-22630 #23 AS17-148-22631 #24 South West Africa, Etosha Pans South West Africa, Angola, Cunene River South West Africa, Grootfontein South West Africa, Cubango River South West Africa, Grootfontein AS17-148-22632 #25 AS17-148-22633 #26 AS17-148-22634 #27 AS17-148-22635 #28 AS17-148-22636 #29 Botswana Botswana Botswana Botswana Botswana, S of Makarikari Pans AS17-148-22636: The Kalahari Desert - The Kalahari Desert is enlarged as the drought-resistant ground cover of the surrounding savanna is burned off by range fires. Two such fires are seen burning in this photo taken in 1972 from Apollo 17. The scars of many generations of such fires give the Kalahari its patchwork colors. [Sullivan, K. D. 10 Nov. 2004. "The Ultimate Field Trip - Section 2"] AS17-148-22637 #30 AS17-148-22638 #31 AS17-148-22639 #32 AS17-148-22640 #33 AS17-148-22641 #34 Botswana, S of Makarikari Pans Botswana Botswana, South Africa, Limpopo River South Africa, Mozambique, Indian Ocean Limpopo River, Shashi River confluence AS17-148-22642 #35 AS17-148-22643 #36 AS17-148-22644 #37 AS17-148-22645 #38 AS17-148-22646 #39 Mozambique, Bay of Lourenco Marques Mozambique coast Mozambique coast Mozambique coast, Inhambane Madagascar, S coast AS17-148-22647 #40 AS17-148-22648 #41 AS17-148-22649 #42 AS17-148-22650 #43 AS17-148-22651 #44 Madagascar, SW coast Madagascar, S coast Madagascar, S coast Madagascar, E coast Earth (cloud, water) AS17-148-22652 #45 AS17-148-22653 #46 AS17-148-22654 #47 AS17-148-22655 #48 AS17-148-22656 #49 Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) AS17-148-22657 #50 AS17-148-22658 #51 AS17-148-22659 #52 AS17-148-22660 #53 AS17-148-22661 #54 Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) AS17-148-22662 #55 AS17-148-22663 #56 AS17-148-22664 #57 AS17-148-22665 #58 AS17-148-22666 #59 Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) Earth (cloud, water) (blank)

Day 1: Translunar Injection and Coast

AS17-148-22667 #60 003:17 AS17-148-22668 #61 003:17 AS17-148-22669 #62 003:17-32 AS17-148-22670 #63 003:17-32 AS17-148-22671 #64 003:17-32 Earth (sunrise) during TLI burn Earth (sunrise) during TLI burn Africa, W coast  during/after TLI burn Africa, W coast  during/after TLI burn Africa, W coast  during/after TLI burn AS17-148-22672 #65 3:34 - 3:38 AS17-148-22673 #66 3:34 - 3:38 AS17-148-22674 #67 3:34 - 3:38 AS17-148-22675 #68 3:34 - 3:38 AS17-148-22676 #69 3:34 - 3:38 Debris Debris Debris Debris Debris AS17-148-22677 #70 003:38 AS17-148-22678 #71 003:38-39 AS17-148-22679 #72 003:39-44 AS17-148-22680 #73 003:42-44 AS17-148-22681 #74 003:42-44 Debris Debris South West Africa, South Atlantic Ocean LM adapter panels, Africa LM adapter panels, Africa AS17-148-22682 #75 003:42-44 AS17-148-22683 #76 003:42-44 AS17-148-22684 #77 003:42-44 AS17-148-22685 #78 003:42-44 AS17-148-22686 #79 003:42-44 LM adapter panels, Africa LM adapter panels, debris LM adapter panels, debris Africa, Madagascar Africa, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden AS17-148-22687 #80 003:44 AS17-148-22688 #81 003:44 AS17-148-22689 #82 003:44-57 AS17-148-22690 #83 003:44-57 AS17-148-22691 #84 003:44-57 S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris AS17-148-22688: S-IVB, LM, debris - View of the Lunar Module from the Apollo 17 spacecraft during transposition/docking maneuvers. The white dots surrounding the Lunar Module are debris from the Saturn S-IVB stage separation. [JSC PAO File Name: 10075941.jpg] AS17-148-22692 #52 003:44-57 AS17-148-22693 #86 003:44-57 AS17-148-22694 #87 003:44-57 AS17-148-22695 #88 003:44-57 AS17-148-22696 #89 003:44-57 S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris AS17-148-22697 #90 003:44-57 AS17-148-22698 #91 003:44-57 AS17-148-22699 #92 AS17-148-22700 #93 AS17-148-22701 #94 S-IVB, LM, debris S-IVB, LM, debris Africa, Arabia, Red Sea Africa, Arabia, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden Africa, Arabia, Madagascar AS17-148-22702 #95 AS17-148-22703 #96 004:49 AS17-148-22704 #97 004:49-52 AS17-148-22705 #98 004:49-52 AS17-148-22706 #99 004:49-52 Africa, Arabia, Madagascar S-IVB, LM S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna AS17-148-22707 #100 004:49-52 AS17-148-22708 #101 004:49-52 AS17-148-22709 #102 004:52 AS17-148-22710 #103 004:52-56 AS17-148-22711 #104 004:52-56 S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna S-IVB, LM thrusters, antenna AS17-148-22712 #105 004:56 250mm AS17-148-22713 #106 004:56 AS17-148-22714 #107 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22715 #108 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22716 #109 004:56-5:03 S-IVB S-IVB S-IVB S-IVB S-IVB AS17-148-22717 #110 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22718 #111 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22719 #112 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22720 #113 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22721 #114 004:56-5:03 Africa, Madagascar Africa, Arabia, India Africa Africa, Southern Africa, Antarctica AS17-148-22717: 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) AS17-148-22718: 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) AS17-148-22722 #115 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22723 #116 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22724 #117 004:56-5:03 AS17-148-22725 #118 005:06 AS17-148-22726 #119 005:06 Africa, Arabia, Red Sea (blank) S-IVB Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, Arabia, Antarctica AS17-148-22725, AS17-148-22726, AS17-148-22727, AS17-148-22728 "Blue Marble": Africa, Arabia, Antarctica 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,  NSSDC 72-096A-05C AS17-148-22727) 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) AS17-148-22727 #120 005:06 AS17-148-22728 #121 005:06 AS17-148-22729 #122 005:08-49 AS17-148-22730 #123 005:08-49 AS17-148-22731 #124 005:08-49 Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, Arabia, Antarctica AS17-148-22732 #125 005:49-51 AS17-148-22733 #126 005:49-51 AS17-148-22734 #127 007:57 AS17-148-22735 #128 007:57 AS17-148-22736 #129 007:57 Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, Arabia, Antarctica Africa, South America, Antarctica Africa, South America, Antarctica Africa, South America, Antarctica

Day 2: Translunar Coast and Lunar Orbit

AS17-148-22737 #130 AS17-148-22738 #131 AS17-148-22739 #132 AS17-148-22740 #133 AS17-148-22741 #134 Australia, Antarctica Australia, Antarctica Australia, Antarctica Australia, Antarctica Australia, Antarctica AS17-148-22742 #135 AS17-148-22743 #136 AS17-148-22744 #137 AS17-148-22745 #138 AS17-148-22746 #139 Australia, Antarctica Africa, South America, Antarctica Africa, South America, Antarctica North and South America, Antarctica North and South America, Antarctica AS17-148-22742: Three-quarters illuminated Earth. This view is centered on Australia which is partially obscured by clouds. Antarctica is visible at the bottom of the disk. Much of the Indian (left) and Pacific (right) Oceans can be seen. Earth is 12,740 km in diameter and north is at about 1:00. Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -15.,230. (Info: NSSDC 72-096A-05C AS17-148-22742)   AS17-148-22747 #140 AS17-148-22748 #141 AS17-148-22749 #142 AS17-148-22750 #143 AS17-148-22751 #144 Australia, Antarctica Australia, Antarctica Africa, South America Africa, South America Africa, South America AS17-148-22752 #145 AS17-148-22753 #146 AS17-148-22754 #147 AS17-148-22755 #148 AS17-148-22756 #149 CSM viewed from LM CSM viewed from LM CSM viewed from LM CSM viewed from LM CSM viewed from LM AS17-148-22757 #150 AS17-148-22758 #151 AS17-148-22759 #152 AS17-148-22760 #153 AS17-148-22761 #154 CSM viewed from LM North and South America, Antarctica North and South America, Antarctica Pacific Ocean, Antarctica Australia, Antarctica AS17-148-22762 #155 AS17-148-22763 #156 AS17-148-22764 #157 AS17-148-22765 #158 AS17-148-22766 #159 Australia, Antarctica Africa, Antarctica Africa, Antarctica (blank) Smyth's Sea AS17-148-22767 #160 AS17-148-22768 #161 AS17-148-22769 #162 AS17-148-22770 #163 AS17-148-22771 #164 Picard G, H, Lick Picard G, H, Lick Lick, A Apollo 17 Landing Site Sulpicius Gallus A, W of AS17-148-22772 #165 AS17-148-22773 #166 AS17-148-22774 #167 AS17-148-22775 #168   Sulpicius Gallus A, NW of Crescent Earth Smyth's Sea Partial frame, Smyth's Sea   The Apollo Image Atlas is a comprehensive collection of Apollo-Saturn mission photography. Included are almost 25,000 lunar images, both from orbit and from the moon's surface, as well as photographs of the earth, astronauts and mission hardware. The Apollo film from the NASA Johnson Space Center was scanned using a video camera with a resolution of over 700 lines. Each frame was digitized as a 24 bit color image at 756 x 486 pixels, producing a file of approximately 1.1 megabytes in Targa format. The images then received some "color" processing because the aging of the film had altered the original colors captured when the film was exposed. For the images on color film, a generic color processing formula, arrived at by tweaking representative images by hand, was applied in an attempt to shift them back closer to their original colors. Because of all this processing, these catalog images should not be used for research purposes. Copyright 2005 Lunar and Planetary Institute / Universities Space Research Association. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is operated by the Universities Space Research Association under Cooperative Agreement CAN-NCC5-679 with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://ilewg.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/catalog/70mm/magazine/?148