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Deutsch: Satellitenbild der Erdoberoberfläche.
English: Satellite composition of the whole Earth's surface.
العربية: صور ساتليَّة مُجمَّعة لتُظهر سطح الأرض كاملًا.
Date image released 11. Feb. 2002
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(Reusing this file)		 Copyright information from http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/useterms.php - With the exception of images produced by the SeaWiFS, QuickBird, and IKONOS instruments all images on the Visible Earth are governed by NASA's Terms of Use below. [...] For all non-private uses, NASA's Terms Of Use are as follows: 1. The imagery is free of licensing fees 2. NASA requires that they be provided a credit as the owners of the imagery [...]
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