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  2. NASA Earth Observatory - Home

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    Satellite images of Earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. They have provided a broad, beautiful picture, showing how humans have shaped the planet and lit up the darkness.

  3. Image of the Day - NASA Earth Observatory

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    Satellite data show the shape of a wave as water sloshed around Dickson Fjord after a rockslide triggered a tsunami in September 2023. Published Nov 12, 2024. Image of the Day Remote Sensing.

  4. Images - NASA Earth Observatory

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    Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow. The volcano’s first snow of the season fell in early November 2024—the latest in a 130-year record—only to apparently vanish within a few days. The blue underbellies of icebergs were spotted floating near the Amery Ice Shelf.

  5. Global Maps - NASA Earth Observatory

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    Water Vapor. These maps show the average amount of water vapor in a column of atmosphere by month. Water vapor is the key precursor for rain and snow and one of the most important greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Atmosphere. Global Maps Feb 2000 — Oct 2024.

  6. About - NASA Earth Observatory

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    The Earth Observatory’s mission is to share with the public the images, stories, and discoveries about the environment, Earth systems, and climate that emerge from NASA research, including its satellite missions, in-the-field research, and models.

  7. Mission: Biomes - NASA Earth Observatory

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    A biome is a community of plants and animals living together in a certain kind of climate. Scientists have classified regions of the world into different biomes. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to investigate biomes, then test your knowledge about the biomes by completing each mission. The Great Graph Match.

  8. Making Sense of Holes in the Clouds - NASA Earth Observatory

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    Making Sense of Holes in the Clouds. January 30, 2024 JPEG. Cavum, also called hole-punch clouds and fallstreak holes, look so odd that people sometimes argue they are signatures of flying saucers or other unidentified anomalous phenomena.

  9. Atmosphere - NASA Earth Observatory

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    The Earth Observatory is part of the EOS Project Science Office at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  10. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Arrives from Afar - NASA Earth...

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    An astronaut captured this photo of the comet on September 19, 2024. At that time, the mass of dust, ice, and rock was approaching the closest point to the Sun on its highly elliptical orbit. The photo also offers a cross-section view of Earth’s bright horizon, or limb, and the planet’s colorful atmospheric layers.

  11. Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow - NASA Earth...

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    As the calendar turned to November 2024, Japan’s iconic volcano and highest peak, Mount Fuji, still awaited the first snowfall of the season. When white did appear on its flanks on November 6, it was the latest in the year for the mountain’s first seasonal snowfall since records began 130 years ago.