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DescriptionNasa blue marble.jpg	A composite image of the Western hemisphere of the Earth.
Date	2000
Source	http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0304/bluemarble2k_big.jpg
Author	NASA/ GSFC/ NOAA/ USGS
Other versions	https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8244321945/

	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:31, 26 August 2011	3,000 × 3,075 (1.3 MB)	Alan Liefting	Reverted to version as of 23:13, 18 January 2008. Superimposing the moon does not seem right.
	00:35, 24 November 2010	1,020 × 964 (857 KB)	Materialscientist	crop out logos - NASA is acknowledged in the templates
	15:01, 26 May 2010	1,024 × 1,050 (915 KB)	Cody escouade delta	+moon
	23:13, 18 January 2008	3,000 × 3,075 (1.3 MB)	Thingg	{{Information \|Description=A composite image of the Western hemisphere \|Source=NASA \|Date=2008-01-18 \|Author=Thingg \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}

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