File:North America satellite orthographic.jpg

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composite satellite photograph of North America

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English: A composite satellite photograph of North America. The observer is centered at (40° N, 95° W), at Moon distance above the Earth.
Español: Imagen de satélite de América del Norte
فارسی: ت صویر هوایی آمریکای شمالی توسط ناسا
Date "Blue Marble" image, 2002; this projection, 2005
Source This is NASA image applied as a texture on a sphere using program.
Author NASA

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current10:07, 19 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 10:07, 19 April 20051,624 × 1,748 (474 KB)Ghalas (talk | contribs)A composed satellite photograph of North America in orthographic projection This is NASA [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?vev1id=11656 "Blue Marble"] image applied as a texture

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