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File type?

When I downloaded the "very high res" pictures in the links, I couldn't view the files. They have no file extension after their names. Maybe instructions can be added to view the files...

         The file is compressed using gzip which is an open source compression application that can be found at www.gzip.org

Where's the picture

The link appears to be broken

Split

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Can we split the "Subsequent Blue Marble images" section into its own article? — Ultimate Ultimatum (talk) 21:04, 17 July 2026 (UTC)Reply