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The Story Behind Earth’s Most Famous Photo

How did the “Blue Marble,” as it is now known, come to be? Host Vincent Brown learns just how extraordinary a technical feat it was for Apollo 17 astronauts to snap the photograph in 1972, and how early environmentalists hoped that an image of the whole Earth might spark a desire to protect our planet.

English
  • Originally Aired August 22, 2022
  • Runtime 11 minutes
  • Network PBS
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