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Great Zoom into Seattle, WA: The Space Needle

Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves floating in virtual space just above the ground.

A seamless zoom from space to the ground, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and ending at the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington    A seamless zoom from space to the ground, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and ending at the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington
Duration: 38.0 seconds
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  1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-2   84 MB
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Western North America view    Western North America view

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Pacific Northwest view    Pacific Northwest view

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Puget Sound view    Puget Sound view

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Downtown Seattle view    Downtown Seattle view

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The Space Needle    The Space Needle

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Animation Number:2247
Animators:Greg Shirah (SVS) (Lead)
 Horace Mitchell (SVS)
 Marte Newcombe (SVS)
Completed:2001-08-02
Scientist:Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Instruments:IKONOS
 Landsat-7/ETM+
 Terra/MODIS
Data Collected:Terra/MODIS: 2000/09/25, Landsat: 2000/04/18, Landsat: 2000/09/25, IKONOS: 2000/03/26, IKONOS: 2000/02/19
Series:Great Zooms
Video:SVS2001-0024 *
Goddard TV Tapes:G2001-065
 G2003-046
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Human geography
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Zoom
 
 
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