Here comes the 1km resolution ultra photoreal model of planet earth for 3ds max (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010) and V-Ray 2.0. Complete earth, cloud and atmosphere shaders.

+ Dynamic shader for any earth rotation, lighting and camera angle

+ Realistic model scalings

+ Realistic light settings

+ Ready-to-render setup (V-Ray only)

+ Linear Workflow (LWF)

+ Suitable for low altitudes in HD

+ Ultra high definition textures (86k with 4x 21,6k maps)

+ No other plugins (exempt V-Ray)

BONUS MATERIAL !!!:

+ A complete realistic model and shader of Moon with 21k maps

This scene contains:

+ Textured preview model for the viewport

+ Photorealistic earth model + V-Ray surface shader (diffuse, reflection, displacement and city nightlights)

+ 42k in a 4x2 map grid with 10,8k² pixel diffuse & 84k specular textures

+ 21k displacement maps

+ 42k cloud & 16k city nightlight map

+ Cloud model and shader (diffuse, refraction, displacement and city nightlights)

+ Example V-Ray Physical Cameras

+ Model and shading of the Moon with 21k resolution (diffuse and displacement map)

+ optional V-Ray-Glow effect

+ optional V-Ray Fog for volumetric atmosphere (large render times)

Notes:

+ Recommended memory size for uncomplicated workflow: 16GB or more

+ Use V-Ray Physical Camera

+ Use V-Ray VFB and enabled sRGB for still renderings

+ Use 32-Bit (EXR) for animated renderings

+ This scene contains linear color mapping (linear workflow)

+ Relative Paths (for network rendering use absolute paths)

+ More suitable texture materials for more seasons at http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/

+ Use volumetric V-Ray-Fog atmosphere only without the atmosphere V-Ray-Sphere model

+ For better raytracing there's are separate V-Ray Light for moon

+ Use prepared V-Ray color curve correction for better contrast and day-side renderings

Credits:

+ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds)

+ Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights)

+ MODIS Science Data Support Team

+ MODIS Atmosphere Group

+ MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography)

+ Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team

+ Check out more collections at: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/

+ The Blue Marble NASA imagery is free of licensing fees.