From a geostationary orbit 36 000 kilometers above the equator, Russian meteorological satellite Elektro-L takes high-resolution images of our planet every 30 minutes


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From a geostationary orbit 36 000 kilometers above the equator, Russian meteorological satellite Elektro-L takes high-resolution images of our planet every 30 minutes.

But only twice a year, during an Equinox, can it capture an image like this one, showing an entire hemisphere bathed in sunlight.

Attribution: Roscosmos

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