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Great Zoom out of Seattle, WA: The Space Needle
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 Space Needle in Seattle, Washington    A seamless zoom from the ground to space, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and starting at the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington
Duration: 32.0 seconds
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  720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG       109 GB
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Full globe view    Full globe view

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Western North America view    Western North America view

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Pacific Northwest view    Pacific Northwest view

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Puget Sound view    Puget Sound view

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Downtown Seattle view    Downtown Seattle view

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The Space Needle    The Space Needle

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Video slate image reads,    Video slate image reads, "Zoom out from Seattle, WA

- Space Needle -

Ikonos: 03-26-2000, 02-19-2000

Landsat: 09-25-2000, 04-18-2000"

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Animation Number:2248
Completed:2001-08-03
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
 Marte Newcombe (GST)
Scientist:Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:IKONOS (2000/03/26, 2000/02/19)
 Landsat-7/ETM+ (2000/04/18, 2000/09/25)
 Terra/MODIS (2000/09/25)
Series:Great Zooms
Video:SVS2001-0024 *
Goddard TV Tape:G2001-065
Keywords:
DLESE >> Human geography
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Zoom
 
 
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