• A fully animated film starring Pho the photon.Complete transcript available.“Photon Jump” was created and produced through the ICESat-2/Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Collaborative Student Project.Director/Supervising Professor: Deborah Fowler, SCAD SCAD Students: Taylor Aseere, Will Cavanagh, Yinghao Chai, Nitin Garg, Eileen Heilsnis, Jinguang Huang, Xiong Lin, Ziye Liu, Adriana Manrique, Kristina Ness, Phuong Ong, Zimei Song, James Spadafora, Maria Venegas, Veronica ZakOriginal Music and Sound Design: John Harton, Richard Adams (SCAD)
    ID: 12525 Produced Video

    Photon Jump

    March 3, 2017

    Pho, a plucky bright green photon of light, must travel from a NASA spacecraft down to Earth and back again to help complete a crucial science mission in this educational short film. The animation was created and produced by media art students from the Savannah College of Art in Design (SCAD) in Georgia, in collaboration with NASA’s Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission. Their goal was to communicate the science and engineering of the mission, slated for launch in 2018. ICESat-2, managed by NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland, will measure the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. ICESat-2 will carry a photon-counting laser altimeter that will allow scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more - all in unprecedented detail. The workings of this laser helped inspire students to create the character of Pho and plot his adventure. Our planet's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, are a key focus of NASA's Earth science research. ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much, our cryosphere is changing in a warming climate. The satellite will also measure heights across Earth's temperate and tropical regions, and take stock of the vegetation in forests worldwide. For more about the mission, visit https://icesat-2.gsfc.nasa.gov. ||

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  • NASA cryospheric scientist Kelly Brunt and ICESat-2 Deputy Project Scientist Tom Neumann recall some of the highlights and challenges from the recent 88-South Antarctic Traverse.Music: "Lights," Alexius Tschallener [SUISA], Dominik Johnson [PRS]; "Vulnerable Moment," John Ashton Thomas [PRS]Complete transcript available.
    ID: 12905 Produced Video

    The 88-South Antarctic Traverse

    March 30, 2018

    NASA cryospheric scientist Kelly Brunt and ICESat-2 Deputy Project Scientist Tom Neumann recall some of the highlights and challenges from the recent 88-South Antarctic Traverse.Music: "Lights," Alexius Tschallener [SUISA], Dominik Johnson [PRS]; "Vulnerable Moment," John Ashton Thomas [PRS]Complete transcript available. || 12905_thumbstill_print.jpg (1024x576) [48.3 KB] || 12905_thumbstill_searchweb.png (180x320) [45.6 KB] || 12905_thumbstill_thm.png (80x40) [4.0 KB] || 12905_Post_Traverse_TWITTER.mp4 (1280x720) [58.5 MB] || 12905_Post_Traverse_PRORES.webm (1920x1080) [28.0 MB] || 12905_Post_Traverse.mp4 (1920x1080) [276.7 MB] || 12905_Post_Traverse_FACEBOOK.mp4 (1920x1080) [336.9 MB] || 12905_Post_Traverse_YOUTUBE.mp4 (1920x1080) [406.9 MB] || 12905_PostTraverse.en_US.srt [5.0 KB] || 12905_PostTraverse.en_US.vtt [5.1 KB] || 12905_Post_Traverse_PRORES.mov (1920x1080) [3.6 GB] ||

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  • Data visualization sequence of surface-height anomaly data from NASA's ICESat-2 mission for Conway and Mercer subglacial lakes. This sequence includes colorbar, timestamp, scale bar and lake outlines.
    ID: 4913 Visualization

    ICESat-2 Maps Subglacial Lakes in Antarctica

    July 29, 2021

    Data visualization featuring precise map of Mercer and Conway subglacial lakes in West Antarctica. The visualization sequence starts with a view of the Americas and slowly zooms into the suture between the Mercer and Whillans ice streams. Surface-height anomaly data from NASA's ICESat-2 mission provide critical insight for the drain-fill cycles of subglacial lakes and aid in the discovery of two new water bodies within the same region. This data-driven visualization includes labels of ice formations close to the area of interest and repeats playback of the segment of the subglacial lakes surface-height anomalies. || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_4K60fps_0904_print.jpg (1024x576) [88.8 KB] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_4K60fps_0904.png (3840x2160) [5.9 MB] || Compositex2 (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_HD60fps.mp4 (1920x1080) [58.4 MB] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [53.8 MB] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_HD60fps.webm (1920x1080) [6.9 MB] || Compositex2_4K (3840x2160) [0 Item(s)] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_4K60fps.mp4 (3840x2160) [58.5 MB] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_4K30fps.mp4 (3840x2160) [182.4 MB] || SubglacialLakesCompositex2_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [200 bytes] ||

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  • "Eternal Circle," Laurent Dury, Koka Media SACEMComplete transcript available.
    ID: 12663 Produced Video

    ICESat-2 Elevates Our View of Earth

    August 16, 2017

    "Eternal Circle," Laurent Dury, Koka Media SACEMComplete transcript available. || ICESat-2_Height_SHORT_prores_youtube_1080.00258_print.jpg (1024x576) [131.1 KB] || ICESat-2_Height_SHORT_prores_youtube_1080.00258_searchweb.png (180x320) [91.2 KB] || ICESat-2_Height_SHORT_prores_youtube_1080.00258_web.png (320x180) [91.2 KB] || ICESat-2_Height_SHORT_prores_youtube_1080.00258_thm.png (80x40) [6.7 KB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT_prores.webm (1920x1080) [27.5 MB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT_prores_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [77.5 MB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT_prores_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [13.9 MB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT_prores_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [105.2 MB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT_prores_youtube_720.mp4 (1280x720) [103.3 MB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT_prores.mov (1920x1080) [956.6 MB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT.en_US.srt [1.2 KB] || 12663_SHORT_HEIGHT.en_US.vtt [1.2 KB] ||

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  • "Stars Align," Andrew Michael Britton, Atmosphere Music Ltd.; "A New Hope," Al Lethbridge, Atmosphere Music Ltd.Complete transcript available.
    ID: 13065 Produced Video

    Countdown to ICESat-2 Launch

    September 6, 2018

    "Stars Align," Andrew Michael Britton, Atmosphere Music Ltd.; "A New Hope," Al Lethbridge, Atmosphere Music Ltd.Complete transcript available. || countdown_Thumb_print.jpg (1024x577) [75.2 KB] || countdown_Thumb_searchweb.png (320x180) [76.0 KB] || countdown_Thumb_thm.png (80x40) [6.3 KB] || 13065_Countdown_prores.mov (1920x1080) [2.4 GB] || 13065_Countdown_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [228.5 MB] || 13065_Countdown_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [40.0 MB] || 13065_Countdown_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [314.1 MB] || 13065_Countdown.webm (960x540) [73.1 MB] || 13065_Countdown.en_US.srt [3.7 KB] || 13065_Countdown.en_US.vtt [3.7 KB] ||

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  • Operation IceBridge flight over Sermeq Kujatdleq glacier in Greenland
    ID: 30777 Hyperwall Visual

    NASA's IceBridge Flies Over the Front of a Greenland Glacier

    May 13, 2016

    Operation IceBridge flight over Sermeq Kujatdleq glacier in Greenland || sermeq_greenland_glacier.jpg (2000x1333) [4.4 MB] || sermeq_greenland_glacier_searchweb.png (320x180) [114.7 KB] || sermeq_greenland_glacier_thm.png (80x40) [10.3 KB] || operation-icebridge-sermeq-kujatdleq-glacier.hwshow [316 bytes] ||

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  • Animated informational slides designed to introduce the viewer to the ICESat-2 mission and ATLAS instrument.
    ID: 11944 Produced Video

    ICESat-2 Overview

    July 2, 2015

    Animated informational slides designed to introduce the viewer to the ICESat-2 mission and ATLAS instrument. || ICESat-2_Kiosk_print.jpg (1024x576) [89.3 KB] || ICESat-2_Kiosk_searchweb.png (320x180) [62.7 KB] || ICESat-2_Kiosk_web.png (320x180) [62.7 KB] || ICESat-2_Kiosk_thm.png (80x40) [4.8 KB] || Kiosk_2019_final.webm (1920x1080) [14.8 MB] || Kiosk_2019_final.mp4 (1920x1080) [150.4 MB] ||

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  • Interview with NASA's Cyrosphere Program Manager, Dr. Tom Wagner
    ID: 11976 Produced Video

    Sea Level Rise Live Shots

    August 26, 2015

    Sea Level Rising Inteview with Tom Wagner || YOUTUBE_HQ_Tom_Wagner_-Sea_Levels_youtube_hq_print.jpg (1024x576) [128.8 KB] || WEBM_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1.webm (960x540) [82.0 MB] || WMV_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1_HD.wmv (1280x720) [39.7 MB] || APPLE_TV_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [112.3 MB] || APPLE_TV_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [112.4 MB] || YOUTUBE_HQ_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1_youtube_hq.mov (1280x720) [369.3 MB] || NASA_TV_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1.mpeg (1280x720) [687.0 MB] || WEBM_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels.en_US.vtt [4.5 KB] || WEBM_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1.en_US.srt [4.6 KB] || WEBM_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1.en_US.vtt [4.5 KB] || NASA_PODCAST_Tom_Wagner-Sea_Levels_1_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [36.7 MB] || Tom_Wagner-_Sea_Levels_1.mov (1280x720) [2.6 GB] ||

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  • A selection of shots of the ICESat-2 ATLAS instrument leaving Goddard Space Flight Center for Orbital ATK.Music: "We Learn," Andrew Michael Britton, Atmosphere Music Ltd.Complete transcript available.
    ID: 12874 Produced Video

    NASA Space Laser Heads on a Road Trip

    February 28, 2018

    A selection of shots of the ICESat-2 ATLAS instrument leaving Goddard Space Flight Center for Orbital ATK.Music: "We Learn," Andrew Michael Britton, Atmosphere Music Ltd.Complete transcript available. || ATLAS_Leaves_Highlights_v2.00972_print.jpg (1024x576) [169.2 KB] || ATLAS_Leaves_Highlights_v2.00972_searchweb.png (320x180) [105.3 KB] || ATLAS_Leaves_Highlights_v2.00972_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || ATLAS_Leaves_v4_YOUTUBE.mp4 (1920x1080) [67.0 MB] || ATLAS_Leaves_v4_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [12.0 MB] || ATLAS_Leaves_v4_prores.webm (1920x1080) [7.0 MB] || ATLAS_Leaves_v4_prores.mov (1920x1080) [889.1 MB] || ATLAS_Leaves_v4.en_US.srt [833 bytes] || ATLAS_Leaves_v4.en_US.vtt [845 bytes] ||

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  • Cascade MountainsMusic: "It's Over," Universal Production MusicComplete transcript available.
    ID: 13301 Produced Video

    Photon Phriday

    August 29, 2019

    Photon Phriday is a weekly look at what ICESat-2 is measuring as it orbits the Earth. ||

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