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Great Zoom out of the Grand Canyon, AZ
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 QuickBird, and starting at the Grand Canyon, Arizona.    A seamless zoom from the ground to space, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and QuickBird, and starting at the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Duration: 30.0 seconds
Available formats:
  352x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   4 MB
  512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   11 MB
  720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   23 MB
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  160x80       PNG           21 KB
  80x40         PNG           6 KB
  1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-2   63 MB
  1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   21 MB
  720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             109 MB
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Video slate image reads    Video slate image reads "Great Zoom out from the Grand Canyon, Arizona".

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Animation Number:2664
Completed:2002-10-29
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
 Marte Newcombe (GST)
Scientist:Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Landsat-5/TM
 QuickBird (2002/08/16)
 Terra/MODIS
Series:Great Zooms
Video:SVS2003-0001 *
Goddard TV Tape:G2002-089
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Human geography
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Zoom
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Additional credit to Reto Stöckli for the Blue Marble.


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