Two satellite composites of Earth to download, by day and by night.
Map labels and downloadable files remain in their original language, often French.
Earth seen from space
Earth by day — Blue Marble, July 2004
Global natural-color composite based on observations from July 2004. Deserts, vegetated areas and snow-covered regions can be distinguished.
Earth at night — Black Marble, 2016
Composite of night-time lights observed in 2016. The illuminated areas reveal major cities and corridors of human activity in particular.
NASA Earth Observatory / Black Marble team · NASA terms of use.
Very high-resolution satellite images
Earth at night in very high definition
Composite of night-time lights observed in 2016. This version of Black Marble measures 13 500 × 6 750 pixels.
NASA Earth Observatory / Black Marble team · NASA terms of use.
