Seeing Earth as Only NASA Can

NASA's first image of Earth was taken by Explorer 6 in 1959. It was a grainy, black-and-white photo captured from 17,000 miles above the planet's surface and depicted little more than a sliver of cloud cover over the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 70 years later, NASA's vantage point of Earth has advanced dramatically — forever changing the way we see our home planet. As we continue reaching for the stars, training a careful eye on Earth keeps things in perspective.

Platforms:
ER-2, International Space Station, EMIT, Space Shuttle, PACE, Landsat, GOES East/West, Messenger, Blue Ghost, Apollo 8: Earthrise, Artemis I, Curiosity on Mars, Cassini - The Day the Earth Smiled, Voyager I - Pale Blue Dot.

For more information:
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/