• Satellite-style view of Earth from space, focusing on the continent of Africa and the oceans surrounding the continent to its south.
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    This famous photograph was taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of Apollo 17 as they traveled toward the Moon. It shows most of Africa, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Cape of Good Hope.

  • Satellite-style view of Earth from space, focusing on the continent of Africa and the oceans surrounding the continent to its south.

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December 07, 1972

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