Cloud-free view of South America with ocean depth.
Image ID : SISAM010
Width3,600 pixels
Height3,600 pixels
300 dpi print width12.0 inches30.5 centimetres
300 dpi print height12.0 inches30.5 centimetres
This simulated view of the Earth combines a natural-colour land surface with a colour-coded ocean depth map. A cloud-free mosaic of thousands of images taken by NOAA Polar Orbiter weather satellites was combined with ocean depth data to reveal sea floor features such as the continental shelves, seamounts, trenches and mid-ocean ridges. Major lakes and river systems are also highlighted using data from a hydrological map.
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited.
 
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