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The
Earth
Observing
System
(EOS)
consists
of
a
series
of
Earth-observing
satellites,
a
data
system,
and
teams
of
scientists
who
will
study
the
data.
Educators
can
access
a
set
of
links
to
educational
materials
and
publications,
and
real-time
satellite
tracking
data.
Other
materials
include
mission
profiles,
information
on
the
24
measurements
taken
by
EOS,
research
papers
and
reports,
news
articles,
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Visitors
can
access
information
about
geological
research
and
exploration
in
North
Africa.
This
information
can
be
found
by
clicking
on
an
interactive
map
of
North
Africa
(Morrocco,
Algeria,
Tunisia,
Libya,
and
Egypt).
Materials
presented
here
consist
of
a
message
board,
news
articles,
current
and
planned
geological
studies,
an
address
database,
a
literature
database,
a
picture
database,
and
a
collection
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Recent
satellite
images
have
revealed
two
new
icebergs
floating
off
the
Antarctic
coast.
The
icy
behemoths
are
fragments
of
the
Ninnis
Glacier.
This
NASA
fact
sheet
uses
text
and
remotely
sensed
imagery
to
describe
the
events
of
January
2000,
in
which
a
large
tongue
of
the
Ninnis
Galcier
broke
off
and
split
into
two
gigantic
icebergs.
The
breakup
of
the
Ninnis
Glacier
Tongue
has
important
implications
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Users
can
choose
from
an
extensive
selection
of
links
to
resources
for
use
in
the
study
of
the
history
of
space
exploration.
The
links
provide
access
to
historic
information
and
publications,
chronologies,
and
mission
summaries
for
American,
Russian,
European,
and
other
space
missions.
For
educators,
there
are
links
to
guides
to
robotic
spacecraft
and
to
observing
the
space
shuttle
in
orbit.
Links
...
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Kids can explore environmental science topics using satellite imagery and NASA data. Materials presented here explain how people affect the Earth and how NASA studies land, water, the atmosphere, and natural hazards from space. Factoids which change every few minutes are presented, and kids can send postcards featuring NASA images to their friends.
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Visitors
can
access
general
information
on
the
greenhouse
effect,
how
it
works,
and
what
impact
human-produced
emissions
are
having
on
the
global
climate.
Materials
presented
here
include
discussions
of
the
potential
impacts
of
climate
change,
actions
being
taken
to
mitigate
the
effects,
news
articles
and
publications,
tools
for
estimating
emissions
and
calculating
the
benefits
of
reduction
strategies,
...
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Visitors to this site can read accounts and view video webcasts about recent astronomical events and NASA missions. Links to related activities and sites are included.
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Users can access an extensive array of information on coral reefs. Materials presented here include information on reefs in 131 countries, maps and photos, data on coral bleaching, an online mapping system, a bibliography of reef-related references, and downloadable datasets.
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This site presents a summary of current volcanic eruptions and images and videos of volcanoes on Earth. Discussions of the characteristics of volcanism on other worlds in our solar system are also presented and are accompanied by maps and imagery. Links to volcano observatories, parks, and monuments around the world are also included.
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