An Amazing High Resolution Photo of the Earth from NASA’s New Polar Satellite

Collecting data on both long-term climate change and short-term weather conditions
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Science • Thu Jan 26, 2012 at 12:35 pm PST • Views: 20,633

NASA’s Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, launched about 90 days ago, has produced an absolutely amazing super high resolution full-disc image of the Earth, produced in several passes over Central America.

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You can also download a giant, incredibly detailed image (8,000 x 8,000 pixels) from NASA.

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