NASA has released the latest image in its “Blue Marble” series, a dazzling high definition picture of Earth. Taken from the VIIRS instrument on NASA’s Earth-observing satellite, Suomi NPP, the composite image was captured on January 4 according to the NASA release.
See the dazzling image below:
As NPR points out, the original 1972 “Blue Marble” is similar to the wallpaper option on iPhones, but it’s a different shot. See the original “Blue Marble” image below:
[Ed note: This post originally misidentified the 1972 “Blue Marble” image as an iPhone wallpaper option. The iPhone wallpaper image is a different shot. We regret the error.]
