Coolest shots of planet Earth ever

It’s probably hard to believe, but sometimes we interest ourselves for scientific stuff. And look what we came across: new shots by NASA which are the most true-colour images available till date of that little planet we call Earth. Isn’t it pretty? We owe it to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, whose researchers created a Blue Marble series via images from the Terra satellite which is in orbit more than 700 km above the Earth’s surface. Resolution goes up to 21,600 pixels across. Check out cool animations here, showing seasonal changes in landcover and Arctic sea ice. TDS Science Report out.

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8 Mar, 2010 | Milfo | Hong Kong, Random

  • iphone fanboy
    This is the iPhone's default screen, which have been seen by millions of iPhone owners and by everyone who has read about the iPhone since 2007. In fact, the image has been public since 2002:

    See more here:
    http://gizmodo.com/5486448/this-is-why-that-ama...
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