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The first, from Dec 7, 2022, was acquired on the 50-year anniversary of the iconic Blue Marble photo. The second, from summer solstice 2022, this image is centered further north than the original and shows Europe and Arctic sea ice. 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Understanding and predicting solar eruptions is crucial for safe space exploration. Almost 50 years since those 1972 storms, the data, technology and resources available to NASA have improved, enabling advancements towards space weather forecasts and astronaut protection — key to NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon.", "hits": 534 }, { "id": 13204, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13204/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2019-06-19T05:00:00-04:00", "title": "NASA Explorers | Season Two: Apollo", "description": "NASA Explorers: Apollo is an audio series that tells stories of the Moon and the people who explore it. Coming soon, you can listen to NASA Explorers: Apollo on: Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Play and Facebook Watch. 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This visualization is created from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographs and elevation mapping. 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More information and media can be found at\n\nNASA.gov\nApollo Lunar Surface Journal\nApollo Flight Journal\nApollo Landing Sites photographed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter\nApollo in Real TimeProject Apollo Archive on Flickr", "hits": 912 }, { "id": 4619, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4619/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2018-04-09T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tour of the Moon 4K Redux", "description": "The camera flies over the lunar terrain, coming in for close looks at a variety of interesting sites and some of the LRO data associated with them. Includes narration, music, feature titles, research sources, and the location and scale of the image center. Music Provided By Killer Tracks: \"Never Looking Back\" - Frederick Wiedmann. \"Flying over Turmoil\" - Benjamin Krause & Scott Goodman.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.This video is also available on the SVS YouTube channel. || narrated.1000_print.jpg (1024x576) [197.1 KB] || moontour_narrated_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [40.4 MB] || moontour_narrated_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [458.9 MB] || moontour_narrated.en_US.srt [5.9 KB] || moontour_narrated.en_US.vtt [5.9 KB] || moontour_narrated_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.4 GB] || moontour_narrated_2160p30_prores.mov (3840x2160) [18.1 GB] || ", "hits": 616 }, { "id": 4717, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4717/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2018-03-23T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "The Taurus-Littrow Valley through LRO's Eyes", "description": "This visualization of the Taurus-Littrow valley, site of the Apollo 17 Moon landing, uses multiple Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter datasets to zoom into the valley and illustrate the paths taken by the astronauts during their three days of exploration at the site. The data includes wide-angle (WAC) and narrow-angle (NAC) camera images, LOLA laser altimetry, and a high-resolution elevation map created from NAC stereo pairs. The imagery was chosen to approximately match the lighting conditions at the time of the landing. Color-coded trails with numbered stops (called stations in astronaut lingo) show where Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt drove their lunar rover — orange on day 1, blue on day 2, and green on day 3. || ", "hits": 314 }, { "id": 12788, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12788/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-12-11T10:00:00-05:00", "title": "Exploring A Crater", "description": "The Goddard Instrument Field Team, as a part of the RIS4E Project, explores Kilbourne Hole, a maar crater in the Potrillo volcanic field in New Mexico.Music provided by Killer Tracks: \"We Are Invincible\" - Billy Lincoln, Thomas Dean Pugh-Fields. \"Indie Smiles\" - Wally Gagel, Xandy Barry.Archival footage of Jack Schmitt provided by Stephen Slater.Watch this video on the NASA.gov Video YouTube channel. || ExploringCrater-Thumbnail.jpg (1920x1080) [1.1 MB] || ExploringCrater-Thumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [103.2 KB] || ExploringCrater-Thumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [7.1 KB] || 12788-ExploringACrater-YouTUBEHD.mp4 (1920x1080) [438.1 MB] || 12788-ExploringACrater-FacebookHD.mp4 (1920x1080) [374.6 MB] || 12788-ExploringACrater-MASTER.mov (1920x1080) [3.8 GB] || 12788-ExploringACrater-YouTUBEHD.webm (1920x1080) [33.0 MB] || 12788ExploringACrater-Captions.en_US.srt [5.5 KB] || 12788ExploringACrater-Captions.en_US.vtt [5.5 KB] || ", "hits": 24 }, { "id": 12705, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12705/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-11-20T10:00:00-05:00", "title": "Jack Schmitt: From Apollo 17 to LRO", "description": "December 11, 2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of the day NASA's Apollo 17 mission landed on the Moon. This video connects that history to the current Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission through the eyes of astronaut Harrison Jack Schmitt. As a geologist and Apollo 17 crewmember, Schmitt has a unique perspective about how data being collected by LRO enhances our current understanding of lunar science and lays the groundwork for future explorers. || ", "hits": 117 }, { "id": 4302, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4302/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2015-12-08T20:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 Landing Site", "description": "Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, was the final Apollo mission to the Moon. The Lunar Module Challenger landed in the Taurus-Littrow valley on December 11, 1972 and remained there for 75 hours. The landing site is a relatively flat spot among low mountains at the southeastern edge of Mare Serenitatis.The images here are designed for display on NASA's hyperwall. They help tell the story of Apollo 17's exploration of the Taurus-Littrow site using data and imaging from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and photographs taken by the astronauts. LRO's detailed and comprehensive remote sensing capabilities have fostered a reinterpretation of the geology of the site. || ", "hits": 767 }, { "id": 40247, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/goes/", "result_type": "Gallery", "release_date": "2015-09-14T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "GOES", "description": "GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) is a joint mission between NOAA and NASA. GOES-1 was launched in October of 1975 providing weather forecasters with a one-of-a-kind view of Earth. Since then, each generation of GOES satellites improved allowing for a near real-time view of the Western Hemisphere. \n\n GOES satellites orbit 22,236 miles above Earth’s equator, at speeds equal to the Earth's rotation. This allows them to maintain their positions over specific geographic regions so they can provide continuous coverage of that area over time.\n\nThe GOES-R series of satellites, designated with a letter during development and renamed with a number after reaching geostationary orbit, have transformed NOAA’s geostationary weather monitoring capabilities. \n\nGOES-R (now GOES-16) launched in 2016 and operates as NOAA’s GOES East satellite. GOES-S (now GOES-17), launched in 2018 and serves as an on-orbit backup. GOES-T (now GOES-18) launched in 2022 and is NOAA’s operational GOES West satellite. The final satellite in the series, GOES-U (GOES-19), was launched on June 25, 2024, and is slated to replace GOES-16 in the GOES East position by spring 2025.\n\nTogether, GOES East and GOES West watch over more than half the globe — from the west coast of Africa to New Zealand and from near the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle. \n\nThe GOES-R Program is a collaborative effort between NOAA and NASA. NASA builds and launches the satellites for NOAA, which operates them and distributes their data to users worldwide.", "hits": 274 }, { "id": 40243, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/hyperwall-earth/", "result_type": "Gallery", "release_date": "2015-07-24T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hyperwall Earth", "description": "Hyperwall stories in the Earth Category\nReturn to Main Hyperwall Gallery.", "hits": 39 }, { "id": 30613, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30613/", "result_type": "Hyperwall Visual", "release_date": "2015-07-20T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "The Blue Marble From Apollo 17", "description": "This classic photograph of the Earth was taken on December 7, 1972. This is a version of the image prepared for use on the hyperwall. The original caption is reprinted below:View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the Southern Hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the east coast of Africa is the Republic of Madagascar. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the northeast. || ", "hits": 3355 }, { "id": 3909, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3909/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2012-03-14T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tour of the Moon: Additional Footage", "description": "This is additional footage produced for the narrated version of Tour of the Moon. It supplements the visualizations in entry 3874. || ", "hits": 333 }, { "id": 10929, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10929/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-03-14T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "A Narrated Tour of the Moon", "description": "Although the moon has remained largely unchanged during human history, our understanding of it and how it has evolved over time has evolved dramatically. Thanks to new measurements, we have new and unprecedented views of its surface, along with new insight into how it and other rocky planets in our solar system came to look the way they do. See some of the sights and learn more about the moon here! || ", "hits": 89 }, { "id": 3874, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3874/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2011-10-27T06:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tour of the Moon", "description": "Using elevation and image data returned by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), this animation takes the viewer on a virtual tour of the Moon. The tour visits a number of interesting sites chosen to illustrate a wide variety of lunar terrain features. Some are on the near side and are familiar to both professional and amateur observers on Earth, while others can only be seen clearly from space. Some are large and old (Orientale, South Pole-Aitken), others are smaller and younger (Tycho, Aristarchus). Constantly shadowed areas near the poles are hard to photograph but easier to measure with altimetry, while several of the Apollo landing sites, all relatively near the equator, have been imaged at resolutions as high as 25 centimeters (10 inches) per pixel.The shape of the terrain in this animation is based primarily on data from LRO's laser altimeter (LOLA), supplemented by stereo image data from its wide angle camera (LROC WAC) and from Japan's Kaguya mission. The global surface color is from Clementine. || ", "hits": 247 }, { "id": 10818, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10818/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2011-09-06T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "New LRO Images Offer Sharper Views of Apollo 12, 14, and 17 Sites", "description": "NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 sites, revealing the twists and turns of the paths made when the astronauts explored these areas. || ", "hits": 1328 }, { "id": 40063, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter/", "result_type": "Gallery", "release_date": "2010-03-04T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter", "description": "The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, is a multipurpose NASA spacecraft launched in 2009 to make a comprehensive atlas of the Moon’s features and resources. Since launch, LRO has measured the coldest temperatures in the solar system inside the Moon’s permanently shadowed craters, detected evidence of water ice at the Moon’s south pole, seen hints of recent geologic activity on the Moon, found newly-formed craters from present-day meteorite impacts, tested spaceborne laser communication technology, and much more.", "hits": 4036 }, { "id": 3274, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3274/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-18T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hubble Space Telescope Looks at the Moon to Prospect for Resources (Apollo 17 Landing Region)", "description": "The Hubble Space Telescope looked at specific areas of the moon prospecting for important minerals that may aid future sustained human presence on the moon. Initial analysis of the data indicate the likely presence of titanium and iron oxides. These minerals can be sources of oxygen, essential for human exploration.This visualization starts with a view of the moon as seen from Earth using a USGS Apollo derived artist rendered texture (airbrushed). The camera then zooms into the Apollo 17 landing region using Clementine data (the outer area after the camera pauses), high resolution HST data (the inner area), and Apollo 17 derived topgraphy.Exposure Time: 2.5 minutesFilters: F250W (250nm), F344N (344nm), F502N (502nm), F658N (658nm)Data from these multiple filters were used to produce the mosaic Apollo 17 landing site image. || ", "hits": 219 }, { "id": 2680, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2680/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Antarctica Zoom-out", "description": "The Apollo 17 spacecraft was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at midnight on December 7th, 1972. Just hours after lift-off, the command module aligned with the Earth and Sun, allowing the crew to photograph Earth in full light. For the first time in an Apollo mission, the Antarctic continent was visible allowing for a photo to be taken by the orbiting astronauts. The photo was taken at about 18,000 statute miles away from Earth. Virtually every picture showing the full Earth is derived from this one photograph. Television, newspapers, websites, and marketing material have all used this photograph over the years. Geostationary weather satellites, Galileo, and many other spacecraft have returned great pictures of the full Earth from space, but this image is still the number one requested photo in the NASA photo archives. || ", "hits": 90 }, { "id": 2681, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2681/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Saudi Arabia Zoom-out", "description": "The Apollo 17 spacecraft was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at midnight on December 7th, 1972. Just hours after lift-off, the command module aligned with the Earth and Sun, allowing the crew to photograph Earth in full light. The photo was taken at about 18,000 statute miles away from the Earth. Virtually every picture showing the full Earth is derived from this one photograph. Television, newspapers, websites, and marketing material have all used this photograph over the years. Geostationary weather satellites, Galileo, and many other spacecraft have returned great pictures of the full Earth from space, but this image is still the number one requested photo in the NASA photo archives. || ", "hits": 355 }, { "id": 2682, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2682/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Earth photo Drift-in", "description": "The Apollo 17 spacecraft was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at midnight on December 7th, 1972. Just hours after lift-off, the command module aligned with the Earth and Sun, allowing the crew to photograph Earth in full light. For the first time in an Apollo mission, the Antarctic continent was visible allowing for a photo to be taken by the orbiting astronauts. The photo was taken at about 18,000 statute miles away from Earth. Virtually every picture showing the full Earth is derived from this one photograph. Television, newspapers, websites, and marketing material have all used this photograph over the years. Geostationary weather satellites, Galileo, and many other spacecraft have returned great pictures of the full Earth from space, but this image is still the number one requested photo in the NASA photo archives. || ", "hits": 104 }, { "id": 2683, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2683/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Drift-in", "description": "In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during this mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. It was the first full Earth photograph revealing the Antarctic continent. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS. As a tribute to its predecessor, this Blue Marble data set has been aligned to the same angle and pitch that the famous Apollo 17 photograph was taken. || ", "hits": 215 }, { "id": 2684, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2684/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble European Fly-over", "description": "In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during this mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flies us over Europe, Africa, and Asia to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17. || ", "hits": 90 }, { "id": 2685, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2685/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Andes Flyover", "description": "In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flies us over the Andes Mountains to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17. || ", "hits": 18 }, { "id": 2686, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2686/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Himalayan Fly-over", "description": "In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flies us over the Himalayan Mountains to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17. || ", "hits": 38 }, { "id": 2687, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2687/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Italian Fly-over", "description": "In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. This animation uses a global mosaic derived from Terra/MODIS and flies us over Italy to celebrate how far Earth science imagery has come since the days of Apollo 17. || ", "hits": 40 }, { "id": 2688, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2688/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-23T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Apollo 17 30th Anniversary: Blue Marble Great Barrier Reef Fly-over", "description": "In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Apollo 17 mission, NASA put together a special release highlighting one of the most popular photos taken during that mission. The photo (#AS17-148-22727) was taken on Dec. 7, 1972 from the Apollo 17 command module. Over the years, many other satellites have taken imagery of Earth, including Terra/MODIS. 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