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Rotating_earth_animated.gif ‎(480 × 480 pixels, file size: 25.02 MB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 240 frames, 9.6 s)

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English: Rotating earth animated
Español: Tierra giratoria
Українська: 22 квітня Міжнародний день Матері-Землі. Анімація обертається Землі
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Source https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/57760/blue-marble-animations (based on rotate_640_lossless.mov version)
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds)
  • Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation)
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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 22 April 2022. It was captioned as follows:
English: Today is Earth Day.
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Čeština: Na dnešní den připadá Den Země.
Deutsch: Eine rotierende Erde. Heute ist Tag der Erde.
English: Today is Earth Day.
Español: Hoy es el Día de la Tierra.
Français : Aujourd'hui, c'est le Jour de la Terre.
Эрзянь: Течи Модань Чи.
Русский: 22 апреля — Международный день Матери-Земли. На анимации показано суточное вращение Земли.
Українська: Сьогодні Міжнародний день Матері-Землі.

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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current12:47, 22 October 2020Thumbnail for version as of 12:47, 22 October 2020480 × 480 (25.02 MB)Jahobr (talk | contribs)slowed down to 25FPS
15:34, 11 October 2020Thumbnail for version as of 15:34, 11 October 2020480 × 480 (25.02 MB)Jahobr (talk | contribs){{Information |description ={{en|1=Rotating earth animated}} |date =2020-10-11 |source =https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/57760/blue-marble-animations (based on rotate_640_lossless.mov version) |author =NASA (conversion and crop {{u|Jahobr)}} |other versions=File:Rotating Blue Marble.webm }} Category:Animated Earth

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