Blue Marble Nasa Artist

This amazingly beautiful view of earth from space is a fusion of science and art a showcase for the remote sensing technology that makes such views possible and a testament to the passion and creativity of the scientists who devote their careers to understanding.

Blue marble nasa artist.

It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica. The shape and texture of the land. Nasa s blue marble earth is a fake by dr. 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.

This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new suomi npp satellite which has at least 10 times better light resolving power than previous night viewing satellites. 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. Blue marble 2 another photoshopped image of earth from our friends at nasa comes complete with matching clouds. Next generation offers greater spatial detail of the surface and spans a longer data collection period than the original.

The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface. We ll call the above image blue marble i. Nasa artists use science to create amazing space art duration. The only reliable imagery of this was from nasa satellites.

The blue marble is a famous photograph of the earth taken on december 7 1972 by the crew of the. We basically confirmed the existence of a new island. The original blue marble was a composite of four months of modis observations. Night lights 2012 the black marble.

To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble. Choose your favorite blue marble designs and purchase them as wall art home decor phone cases tote bags and more. This image was taken by the crew of the final apollo mission as they made their way to the moon. So if i am looking for something specific i know where to look.

Larger image photo of robert simmon in front of the blue marble credit. Published december 6 2012. All blue marble artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30 day money back guarantee. This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date.

City lights as a beacon of human presence across the globe. Shop for blue marble art from the world s greatest living artists.