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English: We made this animation as part of the initial release of the NASA Blue Marble imagery. Here's how we did it: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/elegantfigures/2011/10/06/crafting-the-blue-marble/
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https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/57760/blue-marble-animations (based on rotate_1280_lossless.mov version)
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YouTube: Rotating Blue Marble – View/save archived versions on archive.org and archive.today
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds)
  • Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation)
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Public ___domain This file is in the public ___domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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current15:57, 11 October 20208.0 s, 1,280 × 720 (3.68 MB)Jahobrbetter quality https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/57760/blue-marble-animations (based on rotate_1280_lossless.mov version)
05:40, 6 August 20188.1 s, 1,280 × 720 (1.5 MB)Jcpag2010Imported media from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laiVuCmEjlg

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