The hard part was creating a flat map of the earth s surface with four.
Blue marble 2002 nasa.
To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble.
And scientist astronaut harrison h.
In 2002 nasa scientists and visualizers stitched together strips of brand new data in natural color collected over four months from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or modis instrument aboard terra.
Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon.
Nasa s earth observatory.
The original blue marble was a composite of four months of modis observations.
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.
By 2002 we finally had enough data to make a snap shot of the entire earth.
Using data from nasa s terra satellite scientists and data visualizers stitched together four months of observations of the land surface coastal oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless photo like mosaic of every square.
Flying over 700 km above the earth onboard the terra satellite modis provides an integrated tool for observing a variety of terrestrial oceanic and.
Evans command module pilot.
Nasa s cassini spacecraft obtained this raw.
Next generation offers greater spatial detail of the surface and spans a longer data collection period than the original.
Blue marble 2002 source.
We translate data into a useable and understandable form.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
Blue marble 2002 source.
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.
Our team is purely about communications.
This translunar coast photograph extends from the mediterranean sea area to the antarctica south polar ice cap.
April 4 2018 in 2002 nasa scientists and visualizers stitched together strips of brand new data in natural color collected over four months from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or modis instrument aboard terra.
View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a.
Image of the blue marble 2002 much of the information contained in this image came from a single remote sensing device nasa s moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer or modis.
This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.
