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Earth as Art

Posted by michael on from the we-trace-the-wide-design dept.

bravehamster writes "There's a new exhibit at the Library of Congress displaying images taken of earth by the Landsat satellites. The exhibit displays satellite photos that have an intrinsic aesthetic quality, showing the beauty of Earth as seen from really far away. There's an article about it on MSNBC here, and don't forget to check out those fjords!"

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  1. Download a printable poster TIFF file... by 0biJon · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's really nice that they are providing poster size prints for download...
    Most other places would give you a small thumbnail and ask you to pay for the full size version.
    These one's are pretty cool:
    http://astroboy.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthasart/images/gr eenland_hires.jpg
    http://astroboy.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthasart/images/ak patok_hires.jpg (I wonder what the red stuff in this one is?)
    http://astroboy.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthasart/images/ir aq_hires.jpg

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  2. Earth from above by Mxyzptlk · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't forget the exhibition Earth from above by Yann Arthus-Bertrand! Yes, I admit it's in another league - the photos in EFA are taken from planes, but there are some really nice gems in there.