Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Andes Flyover (2003)

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The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flies us over the Andes Mountains to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17. Note: Beauty shot fly-over animation of the Andes Mountains using the Blue Marble data mosaic. Data Collected: 2001/06-2001/09. Animator: Alex Kekesi (GST). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Terra/MODIS, Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation.

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