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July 21, 2015

NASA Satellite Camera Provides "EPIC" View of Earth
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2015
A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away. The color images of Earth from NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) are generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image. The camera takes a series of 10 images using different narrowband filters - from ultraviolet to near infrared - to produce a variety of science products. The red, green a ... read more

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Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

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