Full Earth. View of the Earth as seen from Apollo 17 1972. This photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area the Antarctica South polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the Southern Hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the North-eastern edge of Africa. The large island off the coast of Africa is the Malagasy Republic. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the Northeast (NASA Media Archives). Buy this as a superb wall poster, a canvas print or a framed print.