Spectacular 3-D Cosmic Image of Earth by Russian Electro-L Released [PHOTOS]

IBTimes Saturday 12th May, 2012

| May 12, 2012 05:34 AM EDT The Russians have proved that space lovers and astronauts do not need to depend on Nasa as the only source for high-definition imagery of space and earth. The Russian Earth Observation Centre, NTs OMZ has released an ultra-high resolution of earth with the help of their new geostationary satellite, Electro-L. Also called the Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite No 2 or GOMS No 2, Elektro-L No 1 was lau...

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