This photo was taken in December 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew. The
spacecraft was traveling between the Earth and the Moon.
The redish landmass is Africa and Saudi Arabia which is desert. The white
is both clouds and the ice covering Antarctica.
(Courtesy NASA/JPL)
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