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Friday 11 May 2012

AWESOME COLOURFUL IMAGES AND VIDEOS OF EARTH


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My previous posts have shown many amazing images of earth from orbit, for example here, as well as dazzling videos here, here and here. But the following images and videos present slightly different, and more colourful, views - and they are recorded by Russian satellite instead. Look how Malaysia looks like from orbit!

The Most Amazing Photo Of Earth Ever
By Samir Mezrahi,
Buzz Feed, 10 May 2012.

This photo was taken by Russia's latest weather satellite, the Electro-L at approximately 36,000 kilometres above the equator. The original photo (download it here) is a whopping 121 megapixels. Wowsers!


Watch also the following dazzling videos:






All video source: planet--earth.ca
Images Copyright NTs OMZ. Videos Copyright James Drake.

[Source: Buzz Feed and planet--earth.ca. Edited. Top image from video.]


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