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This website provides instructions on how to find and download images directly from the WISE archive. Anyone with an internet connection now has free access to high-resolution infrared images from the WISE mission. These instructions explain how to get the images you want, without using complex terminology and options that may be difficult for the layperson to navigate.
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This
guide
is
an
accompaniment
to
"Accessing
and
Downloading
Images
From
NASA's
WISE
Mission."
The
guide
provides
instructions
on
how
to
make
color
pictures
using
images
downloaded
from
the
WISE
archive.
An
overview
of
what
digital
images
and
FITS
files
are
is
followed
by
a
discussion
on
the
basic
process
of
how
gray
scale
images
are
adjusted,
assigned
color,
and
added
together
to
create
a
color
picture.
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These
quizzes
are
designed
to
inspire
understanding
of
the
physical,
biological
and
human
processes
that
influence
our
home
planet
and
cover
topics
from
archaeology
to
zoology.
Several
resources
for
discovering
and
revealing
the
meaning
of
image
features
may
help
new
geographical
detectives
to
solve
the
challenging
quiz
questions.
A
new
Where
on
Earth...?
mystery
quiz
appears
periodically.
Answers
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This
lithograph
of
the
Lena
River
Delta
is
part
of
a
collection
of
images
of
the
Earth
from
space
called,
Landsat:
Earth
as
Art.
The
images
are
designed
to
capture
the
attention
of
people
who
might
not
otherwise
be
interested
in
remote
sensing.
The
images
link
the
disciplines
of
science
and
art,
and
can
be
used
to
teach
how
the
creative
aspects
of
those
disciplines
employ
similar
human
skills.
The
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This lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in graphing a microset of data, then using the graphs to investigate the relationship between volcanic activity and the presence of atmospheric aerosols. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions and extensions, and Teacher Notes.
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This lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in graphing a microset of data, then using the graphs to investigate the relationship between volcanic activity and the presence of atmospheric aerosols. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions and extensions, and Teacher Notes.
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In
this
lesson,
students
download
cloud
and
surface
data
from
the
NASA
Clouds
and
Earth?s
Radiant
Energy
System
(CERES)
Students?
Cloud
Observations
On-Line
(S?COOL)
student
observation
database
Web
site,
then
develop
and
compare
graphs
to
explore
the
relationships
between
surface
temperature,
pressure,
and
humidity.
Students
then
investigate
possible
patterns
in
cloud-types
and
the
surface
conditions
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This
planetarium
show
teaches
about
meteors,
meteorites,
asteroids,
and
comets.
It
includes
results
from
NASA
missions
and
about
the
dangers
they
can
pose
to
life
on
Earth.
It
is
created
for
full-dome
theaters
but
can
also
be
shown
in
flat
version
for
TVs
and
computer
monitors.
Shows
the
effects
of
the
Chixulub
and
Tungusta
events,
plus
the
Pallasite
impact
that
resulted
in
the
Brenham
meteorite
fall.
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This activity is an interactive word find game with words related to comets and NASA's Comet Nucleus Sample Return mission. Accompanying text and pictures describe what comets are and why we are interested in them.
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This activity includes fun facts about Pluto, including graphics and facts about Pluto and Charon.
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