Earth
and Moon Viewer, an
Impressive site which shows orthographic views of the Earth and the Moon using
a mosaic of various satellite imagery including a full-color image of the Earth by day and night, a topographical map of the Earth, up-to-date weather satellite imagery, or a composite image of cloud cover superimposed on a map of the
Earth, a color composite which shows clouds, land and sea temperatures,
and ice, or the global distribution of water vapor. 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.
In
addition to the Earth, you can also view the Moon from the Earth, Sun, night side, above named formations on the lunar surface. or as a map showing day and night. Day
and night regions of the Earth are adjusted, based on the current time. Users
are given many options in changing the view, including control over the center
point, altitude, time, and what image is viewed.

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