Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Stunningly detailed , the planet's western hemisphere is cast so that heavy vegetation is green and sparse vegetation is yellow, while the heights of mountains and depths of valleys have been exaggerated by 50 times to make vertical relief visible. Hurricane Linda is the dramatic storm off North America's west coast. The lunar image was reconstructed from GOES data and artistically rescaled for this visualization .
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