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ICESat First Light Release: A Global Perspective
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Criss-crossing the world below at nearly 17,000 miles per hour, ICESat is measuring the Earth from space with unprecedented accuracy. ICESat measures the Earth by shining pulses of green and infrared light from one of its three onboard lasers. Although the major goal of ICESat's mission is to observe ice near the poles, the satellite takes measurements continuously around the entire globe, providing valuable information about our planet's clouds, oceans, mountains, forests, and fields.
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Animation showing ICESat orbiting Earth
Duration: 50.0 seconds
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ICESat orbiting Earth
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Slate image from video tape reads, 'ICESat First Light: A Global Perspective.'
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| Animation Number: | 2746 |
| Animators: | Greg Shirah (SVS) (Lead) |
| | Alex Kekesi (SVS) |
| Completed: | 2003-05-15 |
| Scientists: | Chris Shuman (NASA/GSFC) |
| | Jay Zwally (NASA/GSFC) |
| Instruments: | RADARSAT-1/SAR
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| | Terra/MODIS |
| Data set: | Blue Marble |
| Data Collected: | Simulated Data |
| Video: | SVS2003-0015 * |
Keywords:
SVS
>> Satellite
DLESE
>> Technology
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Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
*Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. |
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