Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
Blue marble 2002 fake.
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This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Data visualizer and designer robert simmon never thought that he would become mr.
April 4 2018 in 2002 nasa scientists and visualizers stitched together strips of brand new data in natural color collected over four months from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or modis instrument aboard terra.
That in turn has led some to question whether everything nasa did and said was fake.
Amazingly it turns out a number of internet sleuths have now found compelling new evidence that the image is indeed a fake.
Nasa s earth observatory published.
Lead data visualizer and information designer formal job classification.
The discovery of duplicate clouds has led to accusations that not only is the 2002 image blue marble ii a fake the original apollo 17 image blue marble i was likely a fake as well.
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