NASA_Earth_Observatory

NASA Earth Observatory

NASA Earth Observatory

Online publication of NASA

NASA Earth Observatory is an online publishing outlet for NASA which was created in 1999. It is the principal source of satellite imagery and other scientific information pertaining to the climate and the environment which are being provided by NASA for consumption by the general public. It is funded with public money, as authorized by the United States Congress, and is part of the EOS Project Science Office located at Goddard Space Flight Center.[1]

Logo of the NASA Earth Observatory

As of 2006, NASA Earth Observatory has won the Webby People's Voice Award in Education three times.[2] There were a series of publicized images issued by the website in 2008, including imagery of clouds streaming over the Caspian Sea, dust storms curling off the coast of Morocco, the crumbling of the Wilkins Ice Shelf, Hurricane Bertha, and others.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "About Us". The Earth Observatory. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    "NASA's Earth Observatory Wins Third Webby Award". Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  3. [3]
    "NASA captures stunning pictures of Earth". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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