NASA BlueMarble: Next Generation

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NASA BlueMarble: Next Generation

Posted by Zonk on Thursday October 13, 2005 @11:35AM from the looking-down dept.

gbnewby writes "Remember the NASA Blue Marble composite image of earth from space, completely cloud free? Today a whole new series was released showing earth scenes from cloudless days across all 12 months of 2004. These beautiful images come in many different resolutions and formats. NASA even provided some animations. We and others have set up web, ftp and rsync mirrors; let the Torrents begin!"

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Earth First by Tackhead · 2005-10-13 11:39 · Score: 4, Funny

Earth First!
Slashdot Saturn later!
mirror with my modem by aarku · 2005-10-13 11:49 · Score: 4, Funny

I set up a 386 to mirror the 22 gigs of data with my 56k modem connection right here. Not too many at once, please
1. Re:mirror with my modem by iphayd · 2005-10-13 12:31 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You must be slashdotted too. I couldn't find the document, then when I did a portscan on you, there were too many security flaws to count.
2. Re:mirror with my modem by the+real+darkskye · 2005-10-13 12:38 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I had similar problems, but after a while I found an awesome porn stash!
  
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3. Re:mirror with my modem by Crunchie+Frog · 2005-10-13 13:26 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I had similar problems, but after a while I found an awesome porn stash!
  Yeah same, and whaddaya know - the guy has the same 'tastes' as me! What are the chances of that?
  
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Sorry but I'm COOLER THAN YOU by Work+Account · 2005-10-13 11:52 · Score: 4, Funny

Those of us true uber-geeks have IPv6, where localhost is ::1.

So ha!

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Re:Image size limits? by Slashdiddly · 2005-10-13 11:56 · Score: 4, Funny

What file format are they going to use?

The file name is world.200412.3x86400x43200.bin.gz

Clearly they went with the bin format :)
Re:Clarification, or what CELESTIA actually is by glwtta · 2005-10-13 13:57 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm not getting it: there's no enemy space craft to shoot, no asteroids to mine... my ship doesn't even seem to have any laser beams, or photon torpedoes, or plasma gatlin guns - nothing!
How are you supposed to play this?

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