The Blue Marble: Next Generation is a series of images that show the color of the Earth’s surface for each month of 2004 (March pictured here) at very high resolution (500 meters/pixel) at a global scale. (NASA image courtesy Reto Stöckli and Robert Simmon)
A full moon is visible in this view above Earth’s atmospheric limb. Astronaut photograph ISS010-E-18583 was acquired February 24, 2005, with a Kodak 760C digital camera with an 800 mm lens.
I love Nasa's Earth Observatory web site. This week they are highlighting new "Blue Marble" imagery:
"In celebration of the deployment of its Earth Observing System, NASA is pleased to share the newest in its series of stunning Earth images, affectionately named the “Blue Marble.” This new Earth imagery enhances the Blue Marble legacy by providing a detailed look at an entire year in the life of our planet. In sharing these Blue Marble images, NASA hopes the public will join with the agency in its continuing exploration of our world from the unique perspective of space."
There is also an article on astronaut photography from the International Space Station - "The Art of Science":
"Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have many tasks, but a consistent favorite is taking photographs of Earth. The ISS astronauts don’t just take digital images randomly. The photos they shoot are part of a well-defined program of data collection coordinated through the Crew Earth Observations team at Johnson Space Center. Current research targets include glaciers, deltas, urban areas, coral reefs, megafans (inland deltas), and long-term ecological monitoring sites."
A freely accessible internet database of their pictures is here.
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