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This formerly was a featured picture on the Arabic language Wikipedia (صور مختارة) and was considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. This formerly was a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia (Featured pictures) and was considered one of the finest images.
Whole world - land and oceans Edit 1 Whole world - land and oceans - 2.45x bigger Comparision of the Hawaiian Islands with edit 1(2.45x larger) to the left, and the original to the right. Click for full size. Great image. I don't think i really need to say much. Nominate and support. - Nnfolz 06:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period.Old maps provide information about places that were known in past times, as well as the philosophical and cultural basis of the map, which were often much different from modern cartography.
The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon.Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's surface, [1] a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history.
Image:BlankMap-World.png – World map, Robinson projection centered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstates and island nations are generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regions are exhibited.
Therefore, the NASA pictures are legally in the public domain. Photographs and other NASA images should include the NASA image number if you have it, for easy reference. When accessing space photographs, be sure that you know the source. Pictures not produced by NASA employees may have different usage restrictions.
The NASA Images archive was created through a Space Act Agreement between the Internet Archive and NASA to bring public access to NASA's image, video, and audio collections in a single, searchable resource. The Internet Archive NASA Images team worked closely with all of the NASA centers to keep adding to the ever-growing collection. [130]
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