The Blue Marble

Summary

The Blue Marble is a photograph^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of photograph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Blue Marble is the creator of Harrison Schmitt^[3].
• The Blue Marble is the creator of Ronald Evans^[4].
• The Blue Marble is the creator of Eugene Cernan^[5].
• The Blue Marble's instance of is recorded as photograph^[6].
• The Blue Marble's genre is astrophotography^[7].
• marble is named after The Blue Marble^[8].
• The Blue Marble's based on is recorded as AS17-148-22727^[9].
• The Blue Marble's depicts is recorded as Earth^[10].
• The Blue Marble is part of Apollo 17^[11].
• The Blue Marble's Commons category is recorded as The Blue Marble^[12].
• December 7, 1972 marks the founding of The Blue Marble^[13].
• The Blue Marble's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Blue Marble'}^[14].
• The Blue Marble's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[15].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Harrison Schmitt^[3], a geologist^[16], b. 1935^[17], of United States^[18], awarded the G. K. Gilbert Award^[19], specialised in geology^[20]; Ronald Evans^[4], an astronaut^[21], 1933–1990^[22], of United States^[23], awarded the Air Medal^[24]; and Eugene Cernan^[5], a naval officer^[25], 1934–2017^[26], of United States^[27], awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross^[28].

Why It Matters

The Blue Marble ranks in the top 8% of photograph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]