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9780160913655

(ISBN-10: 0160913659)

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26 x 26 x 2 cm

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Englisch

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The United States has dozens of Earth-observing environmental satellites for scientific research and applied, operational purposes. This book features images from the Terra, Landsat 5, Landsat 7, Earth Observing-1 (E0-1), and Aqua satellites. The satellites' sensors can measure light outside of the visible range, so the images in the book are not necessarily ones visible to the naked eye. NASA manages the Terra, Aqua, and EO-1 satellites. NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey jointly manage Landsat. Both agencies generated images used in this collection, and some involved cooperation with international partners. The images are intended for viewing enjoyment rather than scientific interpretation.

In 1960, the United States put its first Earth-observing environmental satellite into orbit around the planet. Over the decades, these satellites have provided invaluable information, and the vantage point of space has provided new perspectives on Earth. This book celebrates Earth's aesthetic beauty in the patterns, shapes, colors, and textures of the land, oceans, ice, and atmosphere. Earth-observing environmental satellites can measure outside the visible range of light, so these images show more than what is visible to the naked eye. The beauty of Earth is clear, and the artistry ranges from the surreal to the sublime. Truly, by escaping Earth's gravity we discovered its attraction. Earth as art enjoy the gallery. Lawrence Fried! NASA Earth Science

CONTENT:
- Foreword
- Akpatok Island, Canada
- Aleutian Clouds, Bering Sea
- Algerian Desert, Algeria
- Alluvial Fan, China
- Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
- Anyuyskiy Volcano, Russia
- Belcher Islands, Canada
- Bogda Mountains, China
- Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
- Brandberg Massif, Namibia
- Byrd Glacier, Antarctica
- Cape Farewell, New Zealand
- Carbonate Sand Dunes, Atlantic Ocean
- Carnegie Lake, Australia
- Dardzha Peninsula, Turkmenistan
- Dasht-e Kavir, Iran
- Desolation Canyon, United States
- East African Rift, Kenya
- Edrengiyn Nuruu, Mongolia
- Erg Chech, Algeria
- Erg Iguidi, Algeria and Mauritania
- Erongo Massif, Namibia
- Garden City, United States
- Grand Bahama Bank, Atlantic Ocean
- Gravity Waves, Above the Indian Ocean
- Great Salt Desert, Iran
- Himalayas, Central Asia
- Ice Waves, Greenland
- Isla Espiritu Santo and Isla Partida, Mexico
- Jebel Uweinat, Egypt
- Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa
- Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- Kilimanjaro, Kenya and Tanzania
- Kuril Islands, Sea of Okhotsk
- La Rioja, Argentina
- Lake Disappointment, Australia
- Lake Eyre, Australia
- Lena River Delta, Russia
- MacDonnell Ranges, Australia
- Mayn River, Russia
- Meandering Mississippi, United States
- Mississippi River Delta, United States
- Mount Elgon, Kenya and Uganda
- Musandam Peninsula, Oman
- Namib Desert, Namibia
- Nazca Lines, Peru
- Niger River, Mali
- Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Painted Desert, United States
- Parana River Delta, Argentina
- Phytoplankton Bloom, Baltic Sea
- Pinacate Volcano Field, Mexico
- Ribbon Lakes, Russia
- Richat Structure, Mauritania
- Rocky Mountain Trench, Canada
- Rub' al Khali, Arabian Peninsula
- Sand Hills, United States
- Shoemaker Crater, Australia
- Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
- South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean
- Southern Sahara Desert, Africa
- Susitna Glacier, United States
- Syrian Desert, West Asia
- Tassili n'Ajjer,Algeria
- Terkezi Oasis, Chad
- Three Massifs, Sahara Desert
- Tibetan Plateau, Central Asia
- Tikehau Atoll, French Polynesia
- Triple Junction, East Africa
- Ugab River, Namibia
- Vatnajokull Glacier Ice Cap, Iceland
- Volcanoes, Chile and Argentina
- Von Karman Vortices, Southern Pacific Ocean
- Wadi Branches, Jordan
- Zagros Mountains, Iran
- About the Book
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments

Planet, Erde, Raumfahrt, Astronomie, Orbit, Weltraumfotografie

2012

BN0638