The MODIS Blue Marble, Next Generation layer is a cloud free, true color composite of MODIS imagery from August 2004.

The MODIS Blue Marble is a static product. It was created with data from the MODIS instrument on board the Terra satellite. The image resolution is 500 m. It can be viewed in Worldview/Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS). Images for January – December 2004 can be downloaded from NASA’s Visible Earth.

References: NASA Earth Observatory - Blue Marble; NASA Earth Observations - Blue Marble: Next Generation+Topography and Bathymetry