Earth ID: 2356

Himalayas Exaggerated (Draft)

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on January 23, 2002

Satellite photographs (from Terra-MODIS) and computer-generated models help visualize Bangladesh's place in the world. Located in South Asia, it is virtually surrounded by India and the Bay of Bengal to the south. But in many ways, the country's fate is dominated by the world's highest mountain range looming to the north-the Himalayas.

Video slate image reads "Himalayas: Zoom-in to Bay of Bengal/Bangladesh followed by exaggerated growth of the Himalayan Mountain range (Final exaggeration is 50x)".

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Visualizer
Vincent Salomonson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Hal Weiner: Writer

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:

Terra/MODIS/Blue Marble

Credit:
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).

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GTOPO30

Model - USGS

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Keywords:
SVS >> Himalaya
GCMD >> Location >> Bay Of Bengal
GCMD >> Location >> Bangladesh
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0