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Instrument Spacecraft Imagery Layer Imagery Resolution [1] Sensor Resolution [2] Format Projection(s) [4] Temporal Range Data Product N/A N/A Graticule 250m 250m png Polar N/A N/A N/A N/A Coastlines [6]   250m 250m png Geographic, Polar N/A N/A MODIS Terra Blue Marble [7]   BlueMarble_NextGeneration 500m 500m jpeg Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator N/A N/A MODIS Terra Blue Marble with Shaded Relief [7]  BlueMarble_ShadedRelief 500m 500m jpeg Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator N/A N/A MODIS Terra Blue Marble with Shaded Relief and Bathymetry [7]    BlueMarble_ShadedRelief_Bathymetry 500m 500m jpeg Geographic, Polar, Web Mercator N/A N/A Anchor coastlines coastlines [6] The Arctic Coastlines are generated based on information available at OpenStreetMap© under the Open Database License.  Antarctic Coastlines are generated based on information available through the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database. Anchor BlueMarble BlueMarble [7] All 3 Blue Marble layers are created from the August 2004 jpeg images. See official page for more information.

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Imagery Resolution Imagery Resolution

^[1] The Imagery Resolution is the resolution of the image offered on the GIBS system. Generally the imagery resolution is of equal or higher resolution than the native or sensor resolution. Web Mercator imagery is generated by re-sampling the geographically projected imagery. In that process, the closest corresponding resolution is used.

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