14 DAY TRIAL // “I solemnly swear that, every once in a while, I am up to no good,” researchers with NASA might want to put down in their resumes. This is because, as serious as they are about space exploration, these brainiacs do known how to have fun.
Not to beat about the bush, it was this past May 22 that NASA released a so-called global selfie, that is basically a view of our home planet made from 36,422 individual photos.
The images that make up the global selfie mosaic are actual selfies taken by regular folks and posted online around this year's Earth Day on April 22, NASA details on its website.
Since NASA is nothing if not thorough, the mosaic was created by blending these selfies with weather satellite imagery taken around the same time. This makes it a fairly accurate portrayal of our planet.
In case anyone was wondering, this global selfie was created to raise awareness about the need to protect our planet and remind people that NASA too is very much preoccupied with raising environmental awareness.
“We're very grateful that people took the time to celebrate our home planet together, and we look forward to everyone doing their part to be good stewards of our precious Earth,” Peg Luce with NASA said in a statement.
The best thing about this global selfie is that it is zoomable, which means that people can explore it to their heart's desire. Those who feel like doing so need only head over to GigaPan.