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The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov
From NASA Reviewed Collection
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This Web site hosts the most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth, including over 600,000 photos from Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. Users can search the database of photos by geographic coordinates or region, mission, features, cloud cover and many other options. The site also features an image of the week, as well as special collections of images, including: Cities, Earth Landscape, Earth-Human Interaction, Distinctive Features, Hurricanes and Weather, Earth's Water Habitat and Geographical Regions.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
  • Informal
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Imagery - remotely sensed
    • Photograph
  • Portal:
    • Government
  • Dataset:
    • Remotely sensed
Subject:
  • Agricultural science
  • Atmospheric science
  • Ecology
  • Forestry
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Human geography
    • Physical geography
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Natural hazards
  • Other
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
Cost information is not known
This product is free and clear for general use.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-ESERevProd364
Related resources:
This resource is the basis for 'Earth from Space'
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: NASA JSC