NASA said that their Blue Marble 2012 was “the most amazing image of Earth ever.” Now they have released the other half, answering to popular demand.
This look at the East hemisphere “is a composite of six separate orbits taken on January 23, 2012 by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite. Both of these new ‘Blue Marble’ images are images taken by a new instrument flying aboard Suomi NPP, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite.”
I wish it didn’t have that banding, though. The Western side looks a lot better, as does the original Blue Marble. [NASA Goddard Flickr]
LyndonL
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 8:13 PMGod Damnit NASA.. Show Australia for once!!
OH, I forget, they’re American, so they don’t know where Australia is! Oops.
Evil Stan
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 9:39 PM/yank accent = On
Wadda mean Australia..aint that the place just near Germany?
/yank accent = Off
Jono
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 10:00 AMNo that’s Austria.
morgs
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 9:33 PMim not to sure where you think Australia is, but it definitely shouldnt be in that shot…
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/6420/africaql.png
Kroo
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 9:33 PMThe yanks think the planet is called America.
Spinnukur
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:21 PMWhy would we show Australia? Nation/Continent full of criminals.
Goddy
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 3:53 AMPaid any attention to your Politicians lately?
Christopher
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 9:16 AMLet me guess, someone stole your sweetroll when you were a kid.
Lachlan Bromage
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 2:31 PMMight want to check the figures on that. Never known Australia to have a larger incarceration figure than Amerifags.