The blue marble this spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
The blue marble nasa 2014.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Also like its predecessor the new blue marble is available free of charge to educators scientists museums businesses and the public.
This is the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
Web resolution january 18 july 25 2014 quicktime.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
March 30 2014 jpeg.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon.
Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
Blue marble eastern hemisphere.
The blue marble awards program contributes to nasa s mission in many ways including.
1 raising internal awareness of the important role employees and contractors play often behind the scenes in enabling environmentally sound mission success.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
Like the original the blue marble.
Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet.
March 30 2014 jpeg.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
Evans command module pilot.
Of all the planets nasa has explored none have matched the dynamic complexity of our own.
This classic photograph of the earth was taken on december 7 1972.
Nasa s environment and energy blue marble awards recognizes groups and individuals demonstrating exceptional environmental leadership in support of nasa s missions and goals and are presented every two years.
The original caption is reprinted below.
It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.
High definition march 30 2014 quicktime.
Earth is constantly changing and nasa scientists and engineers are working daily to explore and understand the planet on scales from local to global.
The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers from the planet s surface.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
Next generation is a mosaic of satellite data taken mostly from a nasa sensor called the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis that flies board nasa s terra and aqua satellites.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
This was the first time the apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap despite the southern hemisphere being heavily covered in clouds.
2 providing a nasa wide approach to meeting specific employee recognition requirements found in executive order 13423 strengthening federal environmental energy and transportation management.
