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This
brochure
provides
details
about
NASA?s
GRACE
mission.
Gravity
controls
everything
from
the
motion
of
the
ocean
tides
to
the
expansion
of
the
entire
Universe.
To
learn
more
about
the
mysteries
of
gravity,
the
twin
Gravity
Recovery
and
Climate
Experiment
(GRACE)
satellites,
are
taking
detailed
measurements
of
Earth's
gravity
field.
This
experiment
could
lead
to
discoveries
about
gravity
and
Earth's
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This
brochure
describes
the
Moderate
Resolution
Imaging
Spectrometer
(MODIS)
instrument
on
NASA's
Terra
satellite.
The
first
NASA
Earth
Observing
System
(EOS)
satellite,
Terra,
was
launched
on
December
18,
1999,
carrying
five
remote
sensors.
The
most
comprehensive
EOS
sensor
is
MODIS
which
offers
a
unique
combination
of
features:
it
detects
a
wide
spectral
range
of
electromagnetic
energy;
it
takes
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This brochure describes NASA's ICESat mission ((Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite), which was launched January 12, 2003. ICESat is the benchmark Earth Observing System mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.
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This booklet allows students to learn how astronomers get information about the Sun and other stars.
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This
guide
provides
an
overview
of
16
NASA
missions
studying
the
structure
and
evolution
of
the
Universe.
A
description
of
the
science
and
educational
programs
for
each
mission
is
provided,
along
with
a
list
of
other
relevant
resources
and
websites.
The
following
missions
are
described
in
the
guide:
Advanced
Composition
Explorer
(ACE),
Astro-E2,
Chandra,
Cosmic
Hot
Interstellar
Plasma
Spectrometer
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This
large
pop-up
book
with
foldouts
contains
a
3D
model
of
an
active
galaxy
with
jets
that
pops
up
out
of
the
center.
Active
galaxies,
a
major
scientific
target
for
the
GLAST
mission
(renamed
Fermi
in
2008),contain
super-massive
black
holes
at
their
cores,
and
sometimes
emit
jets
of
particles
and
light.
One
foldout
contains
explanatory
information
for
the
parts
of
the
galaxy
depicted
in
the
central
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This book explains the Earth system using three concepts: 1.The cycles of matter; 2.The flows of energy; and 3.The web of life. It then applies these concepts to real-life problems and issues that affect us and our planet.
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In
this
book
and
activities
set,
tThe
GLOBE
Kids
are
on
the
trail
of
Scoop,
an
eager
dog
who
loves
to
dig
holes
in
the
soil.
At
each
hole
Scoop
has
dug,
the
kids
make
observations
of
the
soil,
learn
about
soil
color,
texture,
structure,
and
about
the
?treasures?
one
can
find
in
soil.
*Activity
1:
Getting
to
Know
Soil*
Students
learn
about
soil
profiles
and
the
different
properties
of
soil,
including
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In
this
book
and
activities
set,
the
GLOBE
Kids
share
information
about
the
different
cloud
types
by
acting
out
analogies
that
show
what
each
cloud
type
looks
like
and
its
height
in
the
sky.
*Activity
1:
Cloud
Fun*
Students
learn
about
the
shape
and
appearance
of
cumulus
clouds,
how
to
describe
them,
and
what
kind
of
weather
is
generally
happening
when
these
clouds
are
in
the
sky.
*Activity
2:
Cloudscape*
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This
Web
site
provides
an
online
version
of
Geomorphology
from
Space.
The
book
was
designed
for
use
by
the
remote-sensing
science
and
educational
communities
(undergraduate
to
graduate
level)
to
study
landforms
and
landscapes.
The
core
of
the
book
is
a
gallery
of
space
imagery
consisting
of
237
plates,
each
treating
a
geographic
region
where
a
particular
landform
theme
is
exemplified.
Commentary,
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