 September 2004
Visible Earth
Fascinating photographs of our planet.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Advanced, Professional
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
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CONTENT:
Visible Earth provides a searchable directory of images, visualizations and animations of earth. The images are grouped into twelve broad categories with subgroups. |
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SITE DESIGN:
The database can be easily searched by keyword or browsed by category. Each sub-topic will take you to pages of images for that category. Some of the file formats require special plug-ins such as QuickTime that can be downloaded at the site.
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REVIEW:
Educators or anyone interested in earth science will find this site interesting. The database provides access to NASA's Earth science-related images, animations, and data visualizations. There are currently over six thousand records in the database including such categories as atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, solid earth and more. A simple search for "hurricanes" produced 241 records. Each record contains images, credits, and descriptions. Users can choose the size of image that is appropriate for their connection speed. All of the images are considered in the public domain and are freely available to all. |
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