Using a collection of satellite images and data, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of Earth’s land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic.
Published Feb 11, 2002
The European Space Agency’s flagship Earth-observing satellite captured this image of Spitsbergen in early September 2011.
Published Mar 3, 2012
This image of Earth is a composite of the first full day of data gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Terra spacecraft.
Published Jun 30, 2000
Marine stratocumulus clouds and an atmospheric eddy could be seen over the southern Indian Ocean in early March 2013.
Published Mar 19, 2013
This stunning photo came back to Earth with the Apollo 8 astronauts in late December 1968.
Published Nov 27, 2008
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
