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How satellites have altered that famous 'whole earth' image

11:18 AM Mon, May 19, 2008 |
By Sheila Lennon    Email this author |   Email this entry

The big blue marble is looking a little odd these days. If ETs were looking for planets with signs of life, how could they miss us now?

ESA Multimedia Gallery

From the European Space Agency, what the whole earth looks like now, surrounded by satellites:


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ESA
Trackable objects in orbit around Earth

This view is from the equator:

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ESA
Objects in Low Earth Orbit

Very high-rez photos at the link.

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