
Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov
Why did it take nearly three decades for scientists to create the first global portraits of Earth from NASA's Landsat missions?

Robert Mercer Write something...

Nasa Spinoff Hey EO fans! If you're interested in learning about space technologies that are benefiting life on Earth, check out NASA Spinoff 2009, now available online at http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/, or check out our facebook fan page: http://bit.ly/5TZrP

Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov
Thunderstorms and other interesting clouds are captured in this astronaut photo over the Amazon Basin on October 6, 2009.

Lynda A very interesting page. Accidentally found while searching scientific facts for 2012.

Pedro Martínez Oh It is wonderful.....

John Greetings From Nha Trang, Vietnam. We are dealing with Mirinae this very Moment.....EERrrrrr...

Daniel Paz lo que le suceda a nuestro planeta, nos interesa a todos

Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov
A phytoplankton bloom colored the waters east of New Zealand on October 25, 2009.

Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov
For many people, El Nino and La Nina mean floods or drought, but the events are actually a warming or cooling of the eastern Pacific Ocean that impacts rainfall. These sea surface temperature and rainfall anomaly images show the direct correlation between ocean temperatures and rainfall during El Ni...

NASA's Earth Observatory An interview with the EO's Rob Simmon!
Source: blogs.walkerart.org
In this interview, Robert discusses true vs. false color, accurate vs. effective data, and the art of designing an image to match what people expect versus designing an image that will change their minds.

Sharon Trent Marlowe I am interested in all things global.

Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov
Smoke from fires in southwestern Oregon drifted over much of Oregon in this true color image from late September 2009. The associated aerosol image reveals that the smoke reached as far east as eastern Montana and central Canada, illustrating that pollution travels long distances.


















