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Blue Marble - 2005 (animation still)

Using data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, scientists and data visualizers stitched together a full year’s worth of monthly observations of the land surface, coastal oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, photo-like mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet.

 

Credit: NASA

 

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Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

 

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Uploaded on December 4, 2012
Taken on October 14, 2005