This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: desaturated the picture to highlight the pensinsula. The original can be viewed here: Satellite image of Italy in March 2003.jpg: . Modifications made by Luckyz.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2]
2008-07-28T16:11:28Z AlMare 4800x6000 (8297879 Bytes) {{Information |Description = Satellite image of Italy in March 2003. |Source = Cropped from original http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=5145 |Date = 2003-03-25 |Author = Jacques Descloitres, MODIS R
2007-03-23T09:13:07Z Aineias 3933x4717 (3411241 Bytes) {{PD-USGov-NASA}} {{Information |Description=Satellite image of Italy |Source=http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/viewrecord?25217 (first version) |Date=in March 2003 |Author=Original taken from NASA's Visible Earth, edtit
2006-11-09T15:14:51Z AlMare 3933x4717 (2461785 Bytes) Satellite image of Italy in March 2003. Original taken from NASA's Visible Earth http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/viewrecord?25217 {{PD-USGov-NASA}} [[Category:Satellite pictures of Italy]]
2004-12-23T13:14:01Z Hautala 3933x4717 (2461785 Bytes) {{PD-USGov-NASA}} Satellite image of Italy in March 2003. Cropped image, original taken from NASA's Visible Earth http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/viewrecord?25217