File:North America satellite orthographic.jpg
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English: A composed satellite photograph of North America in orthographic projection. The observer is centered at (40° N, 95° W), at Moon distance above the Earth.
Español: Imagen de satélite de América del Norte
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| Source | This is NASA "Blue Marble" image applied as a texture on a sphere using Art of Illusion program. |
| Author | NASA |
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| current | 10:07, 19 April 2005 | | 1,624 × 1,748 (474 KB) | Ghalas | 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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