NASA uses 36,000 selfies to make Earth photo

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Friday, May 23, 2014
Selfie of Earth
NASA created this image of Earth using selfies from people all over the world in honor of Earth Day.
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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Talk about the ultimate selfie: NASA has unveiled an image that includes selfies from around the world!



On Earth Day, NASA asked people to step outside and post a picture of themselves using the hashtag "globalselfie."



The space agency collected more than 50,000 images and used 36,000 of them to create a picture of Earth. People sent in pictures from every continent and 113 countries.



NASA posted the image online and you can even zoom in to look for your picture!

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