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.
Blue marble nasa 2002.
Next generation offers greater spatial detail of the surface and spans a longer data collection period than the original.
On july 21 2015 nasa released a new blue marble photograph taken by a u s.
This composite image uses a number of swaths of the earth s surface taken on january 4 2012.
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Enhancements by robert simmon ocean color compositing 3d globes animation.
Next generation improves the techniques for turning satellite data into digital images.
Image by nasa in 2002 nasa produced the blue marble the most detailed true color image of the earth s.
Blue marble 2002 blue marble mapserver web interface for viewing small sections of the above.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
The first television image of the earth from space taken by the television infrared observation satellite tiros 1 on april 1 1960.
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2002 data acquired february 8 2002.
The npp satellite was renamed suomi npp on january 24 2012 to honor the late verner e.
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Terra modis collection.
A blue marble image of the earth taken from the viirs instrument aboard nasa s most recently launched earth observing satellite suomi npp.
Deep space climate observatory dscovr.
The blue marble next generation shows incredible detail of the earth.
Flying over 700 km above the earth onboard the terra satellite modis provides an integrated tool for observing a variety of terrestrial oceanic and.
Much of the information contained in this image came from a single remote sensing device nasa s moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer.
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Nasa goddard space flight center image by reto stöckli land surface shallow water clouds.