DescriptionEarth Eastern Hemisphere.jpg	English: NASA Blue Marble of the Earth's Eastern Hemisphere. Composition of images taken by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying on board of the sattelite Terra, by NASA.[1] Italiano: Immagine dell'emisfero orientale della Terra ottenuta come composizioni di immagini riprese con lo strumento Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) a bordo del satellite Terra della NASA.[1] Note ↑ a b The Blue Marble. NASA. Retrieved on 2020-04-17. Note
Date	8 February 2002
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