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Great Zoom out of Chicago, IL: The Sears Tower

Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves floating in virtual space just above the ground.

A seamless zoom from the ground to space, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and starting at the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois    A seamless zoom from the ground to space, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and starting at the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois
Duration: 34.0 seconds
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The Sears Tower    The Sears Tower

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Downtown Chicago view    Downtown Chicago view

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Chicago metro area view    Chicago metro area view

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Lake Michigan regional view    Lake Michigan regional view

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Central North America view    Central North America view

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Full globe view    Full globe view

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Animation Number:2125
Animators:Greg Shirah (SVS) (Lead)
 Horace Mitchell (SVS)
 Marte Newcombe (SVS)
 Eric Sokolowsky (SVS)
Completed:2001-04-10
Scientist:Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Instruments:IKONOS
 Landsat-7/ETM+
 Terra/MODIS
Data Collected:Terra/MODIS: 2000/03/06, Landsat: 2000/10/10, Landsat: 2000/10/19, IKONOS: 2000/09/27, IKONOS: 2000/10/11
Series:Great Zooms
Video:SVS2001-0015 *
Goddard TV Tape:G2001-027
Keywords:
DLESE >> Human geography
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Zoom
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stories/earthday2001/index.html
 
 
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