A 3d model of earth I made out of a deformed plane (UV sphere had the textures looking stretched at the poles).
Had some problems with materials in the 3d settings, like the clouds not appearing. Take a look at the blender file to see the full result.
I even used it as a wallpaper!
![](https://cowsoq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mXpodLWnOyub73gS0hyGwkmygpySK17lhrQBIrfxyyPRN00U3kW2m9yeddNBIMnLs0wYNlllyWdpuJjorBzGb-NnHSWlcQ5EzNr4mBg1XCFsS4lQ7GJ0SooMXD0UKWcum2l0tg5PWnsFSwzCwiMIEgdPUgiyv3XfIrU3jNcRFh0RRvOFf-HlLgF6T0BFIfLcOZy0c61D1Sxpn4zhphiAY8g/Earth.png?psid=1)