Lunar artist Luke Jerram unveils a giant sculpture of the Earth

A replica of the Earth, showing how our planet looks from space, was created by an artist who made a giant moon.

The orb of 7m in diameter, covered with detailed images of the land surface of NASA, It is 1.8 million times smaller than the real one.

Luke Jerram said that it was "as realistic as possible", and done by Cameron Balloons in his hometown of Bristol.

His related work Museum of the Moon was created in 2016.

The sculpture of the Earth was unveiled at the Bluedot Music and Science Festival at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire.

million. Jerram, born Stroud, said that "humanity has looked at the moon for eternity". In recent decades we have been able to see the Earth as a planet from space.

"Mythology, religion, literature, and music were influenced by the moon, while the vision of our planet has not yet the illustration of 120 dpi (dots per inch) has compiled "from multiple fragments and layers" because "as the Earth rotates and weather conditions change continuously, creating a high resolution image of the whole planet is impossible."

"Created in high resolution, it is wonderful to look at the planet as if it came from space." You realize how maps distort our understanding of our planet – one side of the Earth is mostly maritime. "

Every inch of the sculpture illuminated on the inside represents 18km from the surface of the Earth.