NPP Blue Marble

  • Released Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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Suomi NPP is the first of a new generation of NASA satellites that observe many facets of our changing Earth. Suomi NPP is carrying five instruments on board. One of the significant instruments is the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite or VIIRS.

This visualization features a composite image captured by Suomi NPP’s VIIRS and portrays how our planet looked from space on October 14, 2015.

The Blue Marble in slow rotation -- HD version.

The Blue Marble in slow rotation -- 4K version.

The Blue Marble in 5x3 hyperwall.

The Blue Marble in 5x3 hyperwall.

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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:08 AM EST.