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Looking at our World from Space
A beautiful blue marble in space. This image shows our planet as it is seen in space. A combination of data sets from different satellites make it possible for us to view Earth from the safety of our own living rooms.

Our planet Earth, a beautiful place to live.    Our planet Earth, a beautiful place to live.
Duration: 5.5 minutes
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A beautiful blue marble in space.    A beautiful blue marble in space.

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This image shows our planet as it is seen in space.    This image shows our planet as it is seen in space.

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A combination of datasets from different satellites make its possible for us to view the Earth from the safety of our own living rooms.    A combination of datasets from different satellites make its possible for us to view the Earth from the safety of our own living rooms.

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Video slate image reads    Video slate image reads "Looking down at our the Earth from Space (With Clouds)".

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Animation Number:2632
Completed:2002-08-20
Animator:Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST) (Lead)
Scientists:Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC)
 Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
 Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
 Claire Parkinson (NASA/GSFC)
 Chris Justice (University of Maryland)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Terra/MODIS (2001/06 - 2001/09)
 Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble Cloud Cover
Series:NASM2002
Video:SVS2002-0032 *
Goddard TV Tape:G2003-046
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Clouds
DLESE >> Physical geography
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
 
 
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