In today's image, we see am image taken by the crew of the Apollo 17 mission in December of 1972. This shows the Earth as a crescent phase and is the last image to date showing this that was taken by human hands.

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This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

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