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New high-res pictures of earth released by NASA
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| david.michael |
Pretty incredible.
What are the really bright blue spots? Especially in the second picture over in Africa? |
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| smekzg |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Pretty incredible.
What are the really bright blue spots? Especially in the second picture over in Africa? |
Ever heard of atmosphere? |
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| Sunsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by smekzg
Ever heard of atmosphere? |
pretty sure its shallow water |
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| Sonic_c |
WTF is out there man we cant be the only things alive. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by smekzg
Ever heard of atmosphere? |
No. Do explain.
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
pretty sure its shallow water |
Which was my thought... just found it odd that it would "glow" like that. I understand it being colored differently, just found the aura effect to be interesting. Probably some strange product of the camera. |
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| jupiterone |
| quote: | Originally posted by smekzg
Ever heard of atmosphere? |
lol |
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| d_Verge |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Pretty incredible.
What are the really bright blue spots? Especially in the second picture over in Africa? |
I think it's most likely an effect caused by marine life since it's only seen in coastal areas of the photo.
From nasa.gov talking about a different picture:
"The bright blue water west of the English Channel in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image is probably a bloom of coccolithophores, single-celled marine plants with white calcium carbonate shells. The white shells, combined with the blue reflectance of the water, tint the water bright blue. The color could also be caused by other phytoplankton, microscopic marine plants that grow near the surface of the ocean. When a large colony of the plants bloom, the chlorophyll colors the water green. In satellite imagery, the effect is often a bright blue-green patch in otherwise dark ocean water. The MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite captured this image on June 13, 2004."
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=19329 |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by d_Verge
I think it's most likely an effect caused by marine life since it's only seen in coastal areas of the photo.
From nasa.gov talking about a different picture:
"The bright blue water west of the English Channel in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image is probably a bloom of coccolithophores, single-celled marine plants with white calcium carbonate shells. The white shells, combined with the blue reflectance of the water, tint the water bright blue. The color could also be caused by other phytoplankton, microscopic marine plants that grow near the surface of the ocean. When a large colony of the plants bloom, the chlorophyll colors the water green. In satellite imagery, the effect is often a bright blue-green patch in otherwise dark ocean water. The MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite captured this image on June 13, 2004."
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=19329 |
Well, there ya go. Cheers! :) |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by smekzg
Ever heard of atmosphere? |
Ever heard of beaches? |
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| Schadenfreude |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Pretty incredible.
What are the really bright blue spots? Especially in the second picture over in Africa? |
pirates. |
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