Stunning HD satellite image of earth released

NASA has released an impressive 'Blue Marble' image of the earth taken from the VIRS instrument on the Suomi MPP satellite.

NASA has released an impressive 'Blue Marble' image of the earth taken from the VIRS instrument on the Suomi MPP satelitte.

Taken in early January, the image is a high-definition composite picture of the earth which dramatically builds upon the classic 1972 Blue Marble satellite image, from which the new picture takes its name.

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