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Characteristics of Vegetation in Africa
In Africa, rainfall is the most important factor that affects wherepeople and animals live, and influences patterns of plant growth. Lifethrives when rain falls. These Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction ofPhotosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) images show characteristics of vegetation…
Significant Event Report for Week Ending 1/4/2002
Cassini Significant Event Report For Week Ending 01/04/02 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Goldstone tracking station on Wednesday, January 2. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. Information on…
Snow Sleuths
Scientists use ground-based measurements to learn how snow looks from space.
Fires Continue to Rage Near Sydney, Australia
Bush fires surrounding Sydney continue to burn feverishly, and vastsmoke plumes ascend from the southeastern coastline of Australia andextend out over the Tasman Sea. This true-color image from NASA’sModerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) was made fromdata collected on January 2, 2002.…
Thackeray’s Globules in IC 2944
Strangely glowing dark clouds float serenely in this remarkable and beautiful image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. These dense, opaque dust clouds – known as “globules” – are silhouetted against nearby bright stars in the busy star-forming region, IC…
The South Pole and the Ross Sea
This image shows a rare clear view of the South Pole (lower right) and the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) acquired the scene on December 26, 2001. The geographic South Pole is located in the center…
For Peace and Quiet, Try the Moon
Astronomers are taking the search for somewhere quiet to work to new extremes with a plan to put a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon.
MISR Pictures the Plight of Periled Penguins
Images from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, are documenting the movement of huge icebergs and spreading sea ice in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. These natural phenomena are adversely affecting the region’s penguin population, according to a…
El Misti Volcano and the City of Arequipa, Peru
additional images and animations: high-resolution image (650 kb JPEG) small animation (1.9 MB Quicktime) large animation (10.4 MB Quicktime) This three-dimensional perspective view was created from an Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Digital Elevation Model combined with a simulated natural…
Dust Storm, Aral Sea
The Aral Sea has shrunk to less than half its size since 1985. It receives little water (sometimes none) from the two major rivers that empty into it—the Syr Darya and Amu Darya. Instead, the river water is diverted to…
Lake Effect Snow Covers Buffalo
animations: low quality (400 KB MPEG) high quality (1.1 MB MPEG) An average of one foot of snow per day has fallen on Buffalo, New York, since Christmas Eve, resulting in a total of up to 5 feet from December 24-28. The…
Severe Bush Fires Near Sydney, Australia
Raging brush fires are threatening the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, in the waning days of 2001. Lightning strikes started some of the fires in mid-December, but arsonists may have started more. So far the flames have damaged Blue Mountain and…
Blanket of Snow Covers Salt Lake City
On December 23, 2001, less than two months before the start of the 2002 Winter Olympics, snow blankets Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. The Great Salt Lake, on the left hand side of the image above, often contributes…
The Wandering Lake
In the area at the very far eastern corner of China’s TaklimakanDesert, Lop Nor Lake was located up until some years ago. Lop Nor, alsocalled the “the heart of the heart” of Asia, was the placewhere the waters of the…
Heron Island, Australia
Heron Island is located at the sourthern end of Australia’s 2,050 km-long Great Barrier Reef. Surrounded by coral reef and home to over 1000 species of fish, scuba divers and scientists alike are drawn to the island’s resort and research…
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