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Earth in one take: Stunning picture by Russian weather satellite shows 'definitive' image of planet

May 11, 2012

The image was taken by the Electro-L, Russia's latest weather satellite, and unlike famous NASA images of our planet, it was taken in one single shot, at a massive resolution of 121 megapixels. full story

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