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entire globe in daylight conditions. Mission scientists combined thousands of images to create a monochrome base bined thousands of images to create a monochrome base

map with a resolution of roughly 550 feet (170 m) per pixel.el. Then they merged it with a second, less detailed mosaic Then they merged it with a second, less detailed mosaic

— consisting of images taken through blue (430 nm), red (750 nm), and near-infrared (1000 nm) fi lters (750 nm), and near-infrared (1000 nm) fi lters —— to bring to bring

out subtle color diff erences. Note: regions poleward of 75° latitude appear only in the polar maps.latitude appear only in the polar maps.

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