Last week I posted this composite image of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, taken by NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite. The image, the most recent of the “Blue Marbles,” is truly stunning. Then last week, as a result of the popularity of the first image, NASA released this one, showing a portion of our Eastern hemisphere.
Click here to view the incredible high-resolution version, once again, it is well worth it.
As I looked at it, it occurred to me that I had seen this image before; it was taken from a similar vantage point as the original “Blue Marble” photograph taken in 1972 by the Apollo 17 astronauts as they traveled toward the moon.
Our home was beautiful back in 1972, and is still as jaw-droppingly awesome today. How can we not feel inspired?
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How not to fall in love with our Earth?
Sometimes I have these breakthrough moments of sheer awe. To really look at that image just blows my mind; we exist, everything we are and know and have exists, on a marble, or a grain of sand, whatever metaphor you prefer. It’s insane and so so beautiful.
Both are beautiful!
Stunning!
And the Earth looks prety good, too!