This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new suomi npp satellite which has at least 10 times better light resolving power than previous night viewing satellites.
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This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon.
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Eowyn when we think of earth this iconic image of the blue marble immediately comes to mind.
Night lights 2012 the black marble.
Blue marble 2 another photoshopped image of earth from our friends at nasa comes complete with matching clouds.
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Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
City lights as a beacon of human presence across the globe.
The original blue marble was a composite of four months of modis observations.
This amazingly beautiful view of earth from space is a fusion of science and art a showcase for the remote sensing technology that makes such views possible and a testament to the passion and creativity of the scientists who devote their careers to understanding.
The shape and texture of the land.
For example recently there was a volcanic eruption in the red sea.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Published december 6 2012.
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Next generation offers greater spatial detail of the surface and spans a longer data collection period than the original.
The blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the.
Larger image photo of robert simmon in front of the blue marble credit.
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It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble.
The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface.
It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.