Photography and other imagery of planet Earth from outer space started in the 1940s. Initially the images were taken from rockets in suborbital flight, subsequently from satellites around Earth, and eventually from spacecraft beyond Earth's orbit.
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See also List of notable images of Earth from space List of photographs considered the most important Aerial photography – Taking images of the ground from the air Earth observation – Information about the Earth environment Earth in culture – Cultural perspectives about Earth Earth phase – Phases of Earth as seen from the Moon Extraterrestrial sky – Extraterrestrial view of outer space Hemispheres of Earth – Division of the globe into equal halves Overview effect – Cognitive shift after seeing Earth from space Satellite imagery – Images taken from an artificial satellite Space selfie – Self-portrait photo taken in outer space View of Earth from Mars – Extraterrestrial view of outer spacePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets World map – Map of most or all of the surface of the Earth
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