Our Magnificent Planet

After months of effort, a team from NASA meticulously put together thousands of true-color images to produce this breathtaking photo of Earth. Cloud coverage was minimized by taking separate photos over the course of several days and compiling an unobstructed view of the continents. [view larger version]

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Comment by Kristine Allen on March 4, 2010 at 9:30am: It kind of makes me wonder how many people could automatically distinguish where this was in the world. I don't think people understand how large the continent of Africa actually is because of the way that flat maps distort it.

This is amazing, and whatever that small body of water is in Africa it's beautiful. (lake Victoria?)

Comment by Inka Leoni on March 3, 2010 at 9:52am: I heart NASA

Comment by Liam Kersting on March 3, 2010 at 8:35am: It is interesting to think about the exact set of circumstances that would put our planet in the right distance with the sun for life to exist.

Comment by Kyle Higgins on March 3, 2010 at 8:07am: For some reason this really makes me think that our planet is the product of creationism.
Entirely too intelligent by design to just be chance.

Comment by Amy Wong on March 2, 2010 at 5:30pm: STUNNING.

Comment by sAm on March 2, 2010 at 1:27pm: Wow, that is beautiful! Love the level of detail.