Big Snapshot: Blue Marble 2.0
By Caitlin LearyThu, Jan 26 2012 at 11:48 AM EST
Photo: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring
NASA captures next generation 'Blue Marble' image
Reminiscent of the iconic 1972 Blue Marble photo of Earth, this stunning image was composited using multiple images of the planet's surface captured on Jan. 4 by the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite.
Suomi NPP, the most recent earth-observing satellite launched by NASA, is expected to provide data for climate research and weather prediction. The satellite was named after the late satellite meteorologist Verner E. Suomi of the University of Wisconsin.
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kafantaris
01/26/2012 15:57 PM
Our earth is stunning, absolutely beautiful.
Let us pause for a moment and look at these detailed images to appreciate the vast and dynamic treasure we have inherited.
Surely we can find a way to solve our problems as the one people that we are.
Surely we can get along enough to save our home, and the home of children and grandchildren.
