Blue Marble 2012

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Blue marble 2012. This image was released to the public on january 25 2012. A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the earth s surface taken on january 4 2012. Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
Nasa s most amazing high def image of earth so far. Blue marble 2012 how serene the earth looks from the heavens. 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. Washed by seas of unsullied shades of blue and caressed by snowy clouds gaia gleams in pristine splendor.
This image really has the ability to suck you in make you think about yourself make you think about everything inside that marble permanently stick into your mind and make you smile. The just renamed suomi npp satellite took numerous images on january 4 2012 and. Published december 6 2012. The npp satellite was renamed suomi npp on january 24 2012 to honor the late verner e.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the earth s surface taken on january 4 2012. 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. A new high definition version of the blue marble has been taken from the newest earth observation satellite. The two way the space agency s latest composite image of earth offers a detailed view of north and central america.
Suomi of the university of wisconsin. A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s earth observing satellite suomi npp. 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. It shows even faint lights rather brightly and is thus well suited to spot even villages.
The npp satellite was renamed suomi npp on january 24 2012 to honor the late verner e. It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.