Desktop Earth generates custom-resolution wallpapers based on NASA’s Blue Marble Next imagery. You can generate wallpaper that is a current snapshot of the Earth, specify your resolution, and you get a custom-sized PNG image. The Windows version takes up about 4MB RAM at all times, more when it’s updating, but the “cool factor” may make it worth it for the astronomy geeks. You can also generate one wallpaper at a time on their website.

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Desktop Earth generates custom-resolution wallpapers based on NASA’s Blue Marble Next imagery. You can generate wallpaper that is a current snapshot of the Earth, specify your resolution, and you get a custom-sized PNG image. The Windows version takes up about 4MB RAM at all times, more when it’s updating, but the “cool factor” may make it worth it for the astronomy geeks. You can also generate one wallpaper at a time on their website.

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