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Earth Viewed by Apollo 8
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Earth Viewed by Apollo 8

This stunning photo came back to Earth with the Apollo 8 astronauts in late December 1968.

Published Nov 27, 2008

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View of Earth from MESSENGER
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View of Earth from MESSENGER

This image of Earth was captured by the MESSENGER spacecraft during a flyby of our home planet on August 2, 2005. Parts of South and North America were in view.

Published May 8, 2009

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Where Europe meets Africa
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Where Europe meets Africa

Published Mar 25, 2005

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Earth from Space
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Earth from Space

This true-color image shows North and South America as they would appear from 35,000 km (22,000 miles) above the Earth.

Published Oct 17, 2000

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All of You on the Good Earth
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All of You on the Good Earth

These iconic photos are not new, but their message never gets old.

Published Dec 24, 2018

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View of the Great Salt Lake from Skylab
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View of the Great Salt Lake from Skylab

America's first space station was launched forty years ago. Astronauts on Skylab conducted some the first comprehensive visual studies of Earth’s surface.

Published May 14, 2013

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Global Views of Our Planet, Then and Now
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Global Views of Our Planet, Then and Now

Before there was a Blue Marble photograph or composite image of Earth, there was TIROS IX.

Published Apr 22, 2015

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An EPIC New View of Earth
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An EPIC New View of Earth

From one million miles away, the DSCOVR satellite returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth.

Published Jul 21, 2015

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Contrails in the North Atlantic
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Contrails in the North Atlantic

Aircraft flying above the clouds leave behind thin lines of condensation.

Published Feb 9, 2015

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Two for One
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Two for One

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this remarkable shot of Earth—with Mars in the distance.

Published Oct 11, 2014

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Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth
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Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth

Storms and a lunar eclipse are a few of the phenomena visible in animations of Earth’s full disk.

Published Dec 16, 2015

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The Legacy of Nimbus
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The Legacy of Nimbus

Fifty years ago, NASA launched the first of seven satellites that revolutionized how we study weather, the atmosphere, and other Earth systems.

Published Oct 12, 2014

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No Longer Just for Astronauts
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No Longer Just for Astronauts

When the DSCOVR mission was conceived in the late 1990s, one of the central ideas was to provide daily, natural-color views of the entire Earth so that everyday citizens could see it. Seventeen years later, we have that view.

Published Oct 23, 2015

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NASA’s Earth Science Satellite Fleet
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NASA’s Earth Science Satellite Fleet

Sixteen operating satellites monitor Earth. Four more are scheduled to launch in 2014.

Published Jul 5, 2013

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Right Here, Right Now
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Right Here, Right Now

OSIRIS-REx took a look back at home while making its way toward the asteroid Bennu.

Published Dec 31, 2017

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Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR
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Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR

After arriving in its final orbit, DSCOVR will monitor the solar wind and send back epic views of Earth’s full sunlit disk.

Published Feb 13, 2015

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Mount Everest (Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the World)
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Mount Everest (Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the World)

Mt. Everest is the highest (29,035 feet, 8850 meters) mountain in the world. This detailed look at Mt. Everest and Lhotse is part of a more extensive photograph of the central Himalaya taken in October 1993 that is one of the best views of the mountain captured by astronauts to date.

Published Feb 4, 2001

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Apollo 17 Anniversary
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Apollo 17 Anniversary

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission and the famous “Blue Marble” full Earth image, Goddard Space Flight Center’s Visualization and Analysis Lab has rendered a new visualization inspired by the mission.

Published Dec 7, 2002

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The Blue Marble from Apollo 17
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The Blue Marble from Apollo 17

View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.

Published Jan 31, 2001

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Twin Convergence Zones
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Twin Convergence Zones

Published Jul 20, 2002

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