Blue Marble Next Generation From Nasa Earth Observatory

Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.

Blue marble next generation from nasa earth observatory.

Blue marble next generation 12 months of high resolution global true color satellite imagery. This image of africa from march 2005 is just one of many views of our planet provided in the new blue marble. This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date. Published oct 13 2005.

July blue marble next generation w topography and bathymetry. Published december 6 2012. The next generation blue marble everyone knows that nasa studies space. Next generation is a mosaic of satellite data taken mostly from a nasa sensor called the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer that flies board nasa s terra and aqua satellites.

Using data from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis aboard nasa s terra satellite scientists and data visualizers stitched together a full year s worth of monthly observations of the land surface coastal oceans sea ice and clouds into. Fewer people know that nasa also studies earth. Next generation offers greater spatial detail of the surface and spans a longer data collection period than the original. See the blue marble next generation a true color earth dataset including seasonal dynamics from modis 880 kb pdf for acknowledgments.

Astronaut photograph as17 148 22727 courtesy nasa johnson space center gateway to astronaut photography of earth like the original the blue marble. Next generation was produced by reto stöckli nasa earth observatory nasa goddard space flight center. In honor of the deployment of this earth observing system nasa is pleased to share the next generation of its series of stunning blue marble earth images. Night lights 2012 the black marble.