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Collection:
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Galileo Earth Views (WMS)
Title
Galileo Earth Views (WMS)
Title
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Instrument:
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Galileo/Solid-State Imaging Camera
Instrument
Galileo/Solid-State Imaging Camera
Instrument
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Description:
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This animation shows the portion of the Earth visible from the Galileo spacecraft.
Duration: 7.0 seconds
Description
This animation shows the portion of the Earth visible from the Galileo spacecraft.
Duration: 7.0 seconds
Description
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Abstract:
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The Galileo spacecraft was launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis on October 18, 1989 on a six-year trip to Jupiter. On the way, the trajectory of the spacecraft took it past Venus once and Earth twice. Galileo took the Earth images in this animation just after the first flyby of the Earth, on December 11 and 12, 1990. This six-hour sequence of images taken two minutes apart clearly shows how the Earth looks from space and how fast (or slow) the cloud features change when looked at from a distance. The path of the sun can be seen crossing Australia by its reflection in the nearby ocean, and the terminator region between night and day can be seen moving across the Indian Ocean. In the original images, the Earth's rotation is so dominant that cloud movement is hard to see, but these images have been mapped to the Earth is such a way that a viewer can watch just the clouds move in the ocean around Antarctica or across the Austrailian land mass. In this animation, New Zealand can ony be seen as a stationary disturbance under a moving cloud bank. The black area with the sharp boundary to the north and east of Australia is the side of the Earth that could not be seen from Galileo's position.
Abstract
The Galileo spacecraft was launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis on October 18, 1989 on a six-year trip to Jupiter. On the way, the trajectory of the spacecraft took it past Venus once and Earth twice. Galileo took the Earth images in this animation just after the first flyby of the Earth, on December 11 and 12, 1990. This six-hour sequence of images taken two minutes apart clearly shows how the Earth looks from space and how fast (or slow) the cloud features change when looked at from a distance. The path of the sun can be seen crossing Australia by its reflection in the nearby ocean, and the terminator region between night and day can be seen moving across the Indian Ocean. In the original images, the Earth's rotation is so dominant that cloud movement is hard to see, but these images have been mapped to the Earth is such a way that a viewer can watch just the clouds move in the ocean around Antarctica or across the Austrailian land mass. In this animation, New Zealand can ony be seen as a stationary disturbance under a moving cloud bank. The black area with the sharp boundary to the north and east of Australia is the side of the Earth that could not be seen from Galileo's position.
Abstract
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Completed:
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2004-08-06
Completed
2004-08-06
Completed
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Horace Mitchell (Lead)
Animator
Horace Mitchell (Lead)
Animator
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Animator:
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Greg Shirah
Animator
Greg Shirah
Animator
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Scientist:
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Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
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Series:
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WMS
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Data Collected:
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1990/12/11 - 1990/12/12
Data_Collected
1990/12/11 - 1990/12/12
Data Collected
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DEPC Metadata:
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*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
DEPC_Metadata
*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
DEPC Metadata
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Keywords:
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DLESE
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric science
Keywords
Atmospheric science
Keywords
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Keywords:
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SVS
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Keywords:
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GCMD
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Keywords:
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HDTV
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Keywords:
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Physical geography
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Physical geography
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Spectral/Engineering
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Spectral/Engineering
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Visible Wavelengths
Keywords
Visible Wavelengths
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Visible Imagery
Keywords
Visible Imagery
Keywords
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note:
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Web Map Service:
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*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]*
Web_Map_Service
*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]* Web Map Service
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facet_where:
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Australia
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Australia
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Venus
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Venus
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Indian Ocean
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Indian Ocean
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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facet_when:
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October 18, 1989
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October 18, 1989
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facet_what:
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Earth
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Earth
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Sun
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Sun
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FAST
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FAST
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Galileo
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Galileo
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Solid-State Imaging
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Solid-State Imaging
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Venus
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Venus
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facet_what:
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WMS
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WMS
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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facet_when_year:
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1989
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1989
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Animation Number:
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2971
Animation_Number
2971
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002900/a0029 71/galileo-IMAGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002900/a0029 71/galileo-IMAGE
UID
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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