Earth. Composite satellite image of Earth's Western hemisphere, showing the Americas from a perspective of 12,740 kilometres away. This image was comp

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Earth. Composite satellite image of Earth's Western hemisphere, showing the Americas from a perspective of 12,740 kilometres away. This image was compiled using data recorded by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite, during six separate orbits on 4th January 2012.

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Size: 4193px × 4193px
Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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