NASA DSCOVR mission captured epic image of Earth from 1.6 million km

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NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured the pic of its first stunning view of the entire sun-lit side of Earth.from 1.6 million kms away in space.The pic of the satellite clearly shown river systems,desert sand structures and complex cloud patterns on planet Earth.

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NASA DSCOVR is equipped with the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera.The new pic of Earth was took on July 6th,2015.

US President Barack Obama tweeted on his official @POTUS handle,”Just got this new blue marble photo from ?@NASA. A beautiful reminder that we need to protect the only planet we have”.

NASA administrator Charlie Bolden said that,”This first DSCOVR image of our planet demonstrates the unique and important benefits of Earth observation from space”.

He added,”I want everyone to be able to see and appreciate our planet as an integrated, interacting system”.

Bolden noted that DSCOVR’s observations of Earth, as well as its measurements and early warnings of space weather events caused by the sun, will help every person to monitor the ever-changing Earth, and to understand how our planet fits into its neighbourhood in the solar system.

NASA will use the camera’s observations to measure ozone levels in Earth’s atmosphere and plant growth on the ground.It helps to build maps showing the distribution of dust and volcanic ash around the globe, among other things.

DSCOVR project scientist Adam Szabo said,”The high quality of the EPIC images exceeded all of our expectations in resolution”.

He concluded by saying,”There will be a huge wealth of new data for scientists to explore”.

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