Using data from nasa s terra satellite scientists and data visualizers stitched together four months of observations of the land surface coastal oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless photo like mosaic of every square.
Blue marble 2002 nasa.
Nasa s earth observatory.
The hard part was creating a flat map of the earth s surface with four.
Flying over 700 km above the earth onboard the terra satellite modis provides an integrated tool for observing a variety of terrestrial oceanic and.
Nasa s earth observatory published.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
Blue marble 2002 source.
Our team is purely about communications.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Photo of robert simmon in front of the blue marble credit.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
The original blue marble was a composite of four months of modis observations.
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.
We translate data into a useable and understandable form.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
Evans command module pilot.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Nasa s cassini spacecraft obtained this raw.
April 4 2018 in 2002 nasa scientists and visualizers stitched together strips of brand new data in natural color collected over four months from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or modis instrument aboard terra.
Blue marble 2002 source.
In 2002 nasa scientists and visualizers stitched together strips of brand new data in natural color collected over four months from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or modis instrument aboard terra.
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.
To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble.