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“Boilers” along the southeast coast of Bermuda
Along the south shore of Bermuda, waves break continuously along algal/vermetid reefs (composed of algae and molluscs, not coral), forming “boilers.” Boilers are named because the continuous breaking of waves makes it look as if the sea is boiling. This…
Princess Astrid Coast, Antarctica
The continent of Antarctica is almost completely covered by athick blanket of ice, punctuated only by steep mountain peaksand a handful of dry valleys. Antarctica is also ringed by a permanentice shelf, and that is surrounded by seasonal sea ice.…
Where on Earth…? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #3
Here’s another chance to play geographical detective! ThisMulti-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) image coversan area measuring 350 kilometers x 415 kilometers, and wascaptured by the instrument’s vertical-viewing (nadir)camera on August 20, 2001. Use any reference materials youlike and answer the following…
Significant Event Report for Week Ending 9/28/2001
Cassini Significant Event Report For Week Ending 09/28/01 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Goldstone tracking station on Wednesday, September 26. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. Information on…
Typhoon Lekima Approaching Taiwan
full-size images:September 26, 2001 (3.4 MB JPEG)September 25, 2001 (2.8 MB JPEG) Typhoon Lekima smacked southern Taiwan today (Sept. 26, 2001) with high winds and torrential rains. Luckily, no casualties or damages have been reported in the storm’s aftermath. Lekima,…
Hurricane Humberto
Hurricane Humberto spirals just north of Bermuda on September 24, 2001. A strong jet stream hasprevented any hurricanes from landing on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. and Canada so far this year.The true-color image was aqcuired by the Sea-viewing…
Listening for an Ocean on Europa
Things are crackling on the giant Jovian moon, Europa, and a group of earth-bound ocean scientists funded by the Office of Naval Research are intrigued… could Jupiter’s Europa be hiding an ocean of water under that icy surface?
A Collision Worth a Thousand Boulders
The first detailed global mapping of an asteroid – conducted as part of NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission – has found that most of the larger rocks strewn across 433 Eros were ejected from a single crater in…
Solar Flare Aimed at Earth
At 10:40 UTC on September 24, 2001, a large solar flare erupted from the surface of the sun. Pointed almost directly towards the Earth, the flare caused a coronal mass ejection (CME). Coronal mass ejections are composed of fast-moving clouds…
Computer Model Predicts the Movement of Dust
A new computer model of the atmosphere can now actually pinpointwhere global dust events come from, and can project where they’re going.The model may help scientists better evaluate the impact of dust onhuman health, climate, ocean carbon cycles, ecosystems, and…
Biogenic Films at the Mouth of the Suez Canal
Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery used the sunglint off the surface of the Mediterranean Sea to reveal biogenic films on the ocean surface (“Biogenic film” refers to a thin layer of biologically-produced film resting on the surface.). The films…
Mekong Floods Fill Tônlé Sap
The monsoon season in Southeast Asia brings recurring, often devastating floods to countries in the region, but these floods also play a necessary role in the region’s water cycle. These MODIS images centered on Cambodia reveal extensive flooding of the…
Widespread Burning in South America
Full-size imageMODIS 250 m Resolution (3.8 MB JPEG) This true-color image from NASA’s Terra satellite shows a staggering number of fires burning across central South America on September 19, 2001. As a result, there is a thick layer of smoke…
Significant Event Report for Week Ending 9/21/2001
Cassini Significant Event Report For Week Ending 09/21/01 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Goldstone tracking station on Wednesday, September 19. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. Information on…
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