Earth and Moon Viewer Welcome to Earth and Moon Viewer. Viewing the Earth You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe. Images can be generated based on a full-colour image of the Earth by day and night, a topographi ...

Earth Introduction My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity. -Edgar Mitchell, USA Table of Contents Earth Introduction Earth Statistics Earth Movies Views of the Earth Earth's Moon The Moon Earth Science Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics Earth From Space Clouds From Space Terrestrial Impact Craters Terrestrial Impact Crater Structures Chain of Impact Craters Educator's Guide to Impact Craters Terrestrial Volcanoes Hawaiian Volcanoes Va ...

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