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michaellxv
23-09-2011, 12:20 AM
Apart from the Apollo images are there any full disk visual images of earth produced?
The only assembled images I can find are presenting measurement of something specific and are averged or accumulated over a month.

Do they ever point any of the lunar orbitors back at earth?

OICURMT
23-09-2011, 12:52 AM
The GEOS Satellite take regular images... what exactly are you looking for?

www.goes.noaa.gov (http://www.goes.noaa.gov)

multiweb
23-09-2011, 02:03 AM
Try this one (http://www.jma.go.jp/en/gms/large.html?area=6&element=1&mode=UTC)as well.

michaellxv
23-09-2011, 08:45 AM
Thanks Marc, that's very close to what I want.



Something like this.

El Paso Eric
23-09-2011, 09:00 AM
NASA's Blue Marble is one of my favorites. There are many variations in various resolutions. Here' are a couple

With Clouds (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/BlueMarble/BlueMarble_history.php)

Without Clouds (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/BlueMarble/)