File:First color image of the earth from outer space (Dodge Satellite).png

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Released 1967 november 10.

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English: This is the first full face color portrait of the earth taken by the DODGE satellite in 1967. It was taken 18'100 miles into space. The hurricane above the gulf of Mexico is Hurricane Beulah. The image was taken with a black and white TV camera which took three photos with a red, green and a blue filter to create the color image. The small disc in front of the picture is a colour match card.
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Source http://www.earthrise.org.uk/level%203/level%203c/The%20first%20colour%20earth.jpg
Author Department of Defense Gravitational Experiment

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