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HTML

<div class="globe">
    <div class="front"></div>
    <div class="mapfront mapfront-anim"></div>
    <div class="mapback mapback-anim"></div>
    <div class="back"></div>
</div>

CSS

/*
Spinning Globe using PureCSS3

Tutorial & Image by: http://uxblog.idvsolutions.com/2012/03/how-to-fake-spinning-globe-in-html5.html
HTML & CSS by: Designil

*/
 @keyframes mapfront_spin {
    0% {
        background-position: 1400px 0%;
    }
    100% {
        background-position: 0 0%;
    }
}
@keyframes mapback_spin {
    0% {
        background-position: 0 0%;
    }
    100% {
        background-position: 1400px 0%;
    }
}
@-webkit-keyframes mapfront_spin {
    0% {
        background-position: 1400px 0%;
    }
    100% {
        background-position: 0 0%;
    }
}
@-webkit-keyframes mapback_spin {
    0% {
        background-position: 0 0%;
    }
    100% {
        background-position: 1400px 0%;
    }
}
body {
    margin: 50px;
    background: #000;
}
.globe {
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    position: relative;
}
.front {
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background: url(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17180596/SphereForeground.png);
    z-index: 5;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
}
.back {
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background: url(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17180596/SphereBackground.png);
    z-index: 2;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
}
.mapfront, .mapback {
    border-radius: 300px;
    width: 340px;
    height: 340px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 30px;
    left: 30px;
    z-index: 4;
}
.mapfront {
    background: url(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17180596/CartoForeground.png) repeat-x;
}
.mapfront-anim {
    -webkit-animation: mapfront_spin 15s linear infinite;
    animation: mapfront_spin 15s linear infinite;
}
.mapback {
    background: url(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17180596/CartoBackground.png) repeat-x;
    position: absolute;
}
.mapback-anim {
    -webkit-animation: mapback_spin 15s linear infinite;
    animation: mapback_spin 15s linear infinite;
}

JavaScript

function stopGlobe() {
    $('.mapfront').removeClass('mapfront-anim');
    $('.mapback').removeClass('mapback-anim');
}

function startGlobe() {
    $('.mapfront').addClass('mapfront-anim');
    $('.mapback').addClass('mapback-anim');
}