High Resolution Photo of Earth in One Shot

The Russian Weather Satellite Electro-L has taken the highest resolution images of the Earth.  The satellite orbits the equator at an altitude of just over 22,000 miles.  The planet has its picture taken every 30 minutes with a resolution of up to 121 Megapixels.  The impressive part of this is that the satellite can capture the entire Earth in one picture and also do it in a high resolution. 

NASA uses a combination of many pictures to show the Earth in its entirety.  NASA officials say that their images are not any better or worse than the Russian images, they just show different things.  The satellite uses four different wavelengths of light to capture these awesome shots.  The video above shows the high resolution of the satellites images.