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Explore a 108 billion-pixel scan of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring

Rob Beschizza
May 01, 2025
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Image: Hirox

Hirox made a 108-billion pixel scan of Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring to market its high-resolution imaging hardware. Above, the glint of light on the pearl; below, a crack in the glint of light, and finally the glint of light in three dimensions. [via]

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