>>7609683https://youtu.be/w9TvKQVN290>>7609684https://qz.com/192700/the-guy-who-created-iphones-earth-image-explains-why-he-needed-to-fake-it/The image was a composite from a LEO satellite, hence why there were gaps that needed to be filled in. When he released the picture he clearly stated that it was a composite picture. Here's a non-composite picture of the earth.