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Image caption:
Full disk view of the Earth taken in 2016 by the geostationary satellite Himawari 8. It shows the Pacific, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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Image credit: SSEC/CIMSS, University of Wisconsin–Madison Credit Link
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Planet Earth
, Solar System
Image license: Public Domain Public Domain icons
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Image caption: জিওস্টেশনারি স্যাটেলাইট হিমাওয়ারী ৮ দ্বারা ২০১৬ সালে নেওয়া পৃথিবীর সম্পূর্ণ ডিস্ক ভিউ। এটি প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর, পূর্ব এশিয়া, অস্ট্রেলিয়া এবং নিউজিল্যান্ড দেখায়।
Image credit: এসএসঈসি/সিআইএমএমএস , ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ উইসকনসিন-ম্যাডিসন
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Raktim Mukherjee
Image caption: Vollständige Seitenansicht der Erde, aufgenommen im Jahr 2016 vom geostationären Satelliten Himawari 8. Sie zeigt den Pazifik, Ostasien, Australien und Neuseeland.
Image credit: SSEC/CIMSS, Universität von Wisconsin-Madison
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emma Krojanski
Image caption: Vue de la Terre prise en 2016 par le satellite géostationnaire Himawari 8. Elle montre le Pacifique, l'Asie de l'Est, l'Australie et la Nouvelle-Zélande.
Image credit: SSEC/CIMSS, Université du Wisconsin-Madison
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Image caption: Il disco della Terra ripreso nel 2016 dal satellite geostazionario Himawari 8. Mostra il Pacifico, l'Asia orientale, l'Australia e la Nuova Zelanda.
Image credit: SSEC/CIMSS, Università del Wisconsin-Madison
Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola
Caption reviewers: Rodolfo Canestrari
Image caption: 地球同步轨道卫星 Himawari 8 于 2016 年拍摄的地球全景。图中显示了太平洋、东亚、澳大利亚和新西兰。
Image credit: 威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校 SSEC/CIMSS
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Lin Shijie
