Earth Day 2009
Stunning satellite views of our beautiful planet

Bora Bora Satellite image by GeoEye

We just live on Earth; the GeoEye-1 satellite orbits it 15 times a day, 420 miles high, at 16,800 miles per hour.

Here are some dazzling photos from its ultra-high-resolution spaceborne camera.

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Bora Bora is so stunning from that view. It is just as beautiful in person. (OK, so I haven't been there but the pictures are beautiful). http://www.flixya.com/post/johnmorgan/1618233/


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