EARTH - AFRICA

In 2005, NASA created the "Blue Marble: Next Generation", a composite of images from several satellites showing the land, sea, cloud cover and night-time lights of our planet. This view is centred on Africa with Europe towards the top. Seen from space, the defining feature of our planet is its blue colour.

Credit: Image created by Reto Stöckli for the NASA GSFC Earth Observatory.

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