The 1-kilometer per pixel resolution of these data reveals surprising details of the Earth?s surface, from the diversity of color in the Great Salt Lake to deforestation in the Amazon and the glaciers of the Himalaya.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/BlueMarble_Closeup.html
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