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 0 386 square mile of our planet.
Blue marble nasa observatory.
Image of the day atmosphere land water.
Image by nasa in 2002 nasa produced the blue marble the most detailed true color image of the earth s.
To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble.
Astronaut photograph iss050 e 17326 was acquired on december 19 2016 and is provided by the iss crew earth observations facility and the earth science and remote sensing unit.
The first television image of the earth from space taken by the television infrared observation satellite tiros 1 on april 1 1960.
Researchers apply those observations on local and regional scales to better manage things like food and water supplies health safety land use and ecosystems.
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Welcome to the blue marble observatory i ve decided to share my experiences of observing and imaging the incredibly beautiful objects of the night sky.
Nasa earth observatory image by joshua stevens using modis blue marble next generation data and topographic data from the shuttle radar topography mission srtm.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Nasa earth observatory image by joshua stevens using modis blue marble next generation data and topographic data from the shuttle radar topography mission srtm.
Since its launch on the web in april 1999 nasa earth observatory has published more than 15 500 image driven stories about our planet.
Using a collection of satellite images and data scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of earth s land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic.
What images or stories would you nominate as the best in the earth.
Nasa satellites and sensors constantly take the pulse of our planet.
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.
In celebration of our 20th anniversary as well as the 50th anniversary of earth day we want you to help us choose our all time best image.
The original blue marble was a composite of four months of modis observations with a spatial resolution level of detail of 1 square kilometer per pixel.