February 2, 2012
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Responding to public demand, NASA scientists created a companion image to the wildly popular 'Blue Marble' released last week (January 25, 2012). www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6760135001
The new image is a composite of six separate orbits taken on January 23, 2012 by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite. Both of these new 'Blue Marble' images are images taken by a new instrument flying aboard Suomi NPP, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).
Compiled by NASA Goddard scientist Norman Kuring, this image has the perspective of a viewer looking down from 7,918 miles (about 12,742 kilometers) above the Earth's surface from a viewpoint of 10 degrees South by 45 degrees East. The four vertical lines of 'haze' visible in this image shows the reflection of sunlight off the ocean, or 'glint,' that VIIRS captured as it orbited the globe. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, NOAA and the Department of Defense.
Credit: NASA/NOAA
For more information about Suomi NPP go to: www.nasa.gov/npp
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coasterbeing 16 months ago | reply
Stunning and mesmerizing; Thank you!
Dragonfly.. 16 months ago | reply
It allows us to imagine the real view from up there!
5% Speculation Tax* to Keep the World Going Round! [deleted] 16 months ago | reply
/ / / / in search of hidden/temerature symmetries in the multiverse? ... ;))
LuxZg 16 months ago | reply
Really nice images, both of them! But like others, I long for more! Keep up the good work, and bring us images of rest of our planet soon :)
mgw_wgw 16 months ago | reply
Fantastic view of the cloud swathed earth from space! :)
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Roberto Vongher 16 months ago | reply
Fantastic !!
From this distance we can not see the human stupidity !! our planet seems to have no problem
;)
DjPaulPrince 16 months ago | reply
wow !
ejbSF 16 months ago | reply
Thank you, NASA.
leosusanow 16 months ago | reply
Beautiful composition!!!
Erik Moua 16 months ago | reply
scientist say other planets have crazy wind storms but earth looks even more terrifying imo.
Agidy Yelov 16 months ago | reply
Love these photos and all, but I've yet to say "I can see my house from here."
Not to be a whiner, guys, but how about one for the rest of Asia, eh?
rolfspicture 16 months ago | reply
Unglaublich schön!!!!!!!
faeraemae 16 months ago | reply
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Joanne Giguère 16 months ago | reply
So much details, so touching!
kwhallak 15 months ago | reply
Subhan Allah!!
tercüman 15 months ago | reply
this is very nice look.. just as if ım looking by naked eye from the space. But ı think there s a bit play with photoshop as there is nothing other than world.. It seems dark but we cant see any stars around, Anyway, this a great look though. Thanks nasa. will tell about it to tercüme
gabo sandoval 15 months ago | reply
chile present!
DjPaulPrince 15 months ago | reply
great
Pyrat Wesly 15 months ago | reply
Awesome, you really gotta have patience for this kind of photography.
Elizabeth025 13 months ago | reply
WOW! Mother earth at her best!