Blue Marble Earth
Western Hemishpere
Image Description
This newly released digital portrait of our planet
is reminiscent of the Apollo-era pictures of the "big blue marble" Earth from space. To create it, researchers at Goddard Space Flight Center's Laboratory for Atmospheres combined data from a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES),
the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS), and the Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
(POES) with a
USGS elevation model of Earth's topography.
Stunningly detailed, the planet's western hemisphere is cast so that heavy vegetation is green and sparse vegetation is yellow, while the heights of mountains and depths of valleys have been exaggerated by 50 times to make vertical relief visible. Hurricane Linda is the dramatic storm off North America's west coast. And what about the Moon?
Credits: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Image: Reto Stöckli and Robert Simmon
Because the source file for this image is 278 Megabytes, we can offer this image in a Mega Size 32" x 42" (image size 30"x40") wall-sized hires photographic quality print. Stunning.
Stunningly detailed, the planet's western hemisphere is cast so that heavy vegetation is green and sparse vegetation is yellow, while the heights of mountains and depths of valleys have been exaggerated by 50 times to make vertical relief visible. Hurricane Linda is the dramatic storm off North America's west coast. And what about the Moon?
Credits: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Image: Reto Stöckli and Robert Simmon
Because the source file for this image is 278 Megabytes, we can offer this image in a Mega Size 32" x 42" (image size 30"x40") wall-sized hires photographic quality print. Stunning.
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