The First Image of Earth Taken By NASA's VIIRS Satellite [Space]

NASA's new VIIRS—or Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite—satellite travels in a sun-synchronous orbit. So as it photographs the planet, each photo is taken at the same time ensuring that all the images have similar lighting. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/67FD6vjqS7s/the-first-stunning-image-of-earth-taken-by-nasas-viirs-satellite

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