Earth  ID: 30760

Reading the ABCs from Space

Released on April 20, 2016
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Fun with the letters of the alphabet
NASA’s Earth Observatory has tracked down all 26 letters of the English alphabet, as well as a pound and at sign, using only NASA satellite imagery and astronaut photography.
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The letters of the alphabet located where they were originally captured

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a

b

c

d

e

f, h, i, l, m, n, r, t, #

g

j

k

o

p

q

s

u

v

w

x

y

z

@

Credits

Amy Moran (GST): Lead Animator
Adam P. Voiland (Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI)): Lead Writer
Jesse Allen (Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI)): Lead Visualizer
Joshua Stevens (Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI)): Visualizer
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Missions:
Aqua
Landsat
LDCM: Landsat Data Continuity Mission
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS
Aqua/MODIS
Landsat
Landsat-8/OLI/Band Combination 5, 4, 3
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Landsat
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Terra
SVS >> MODIS
SVS >> Aqua
NASA Science >> Earth