Great Zoom out of New Orleans, LA: The Louisiana Superdome
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves floating in virtual space just above the ground.
A seamless zoom from the ground to space, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and starting at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA. This version has been sped up by a factor of ten.
The Louisiana Superdome
Superdome area view
Downtown New Orleans view
New Orleans metro area view
Southern Louisiana view
North America view
Full globe view
Video slate image reads, "Great Zoom Out From New Orleans Superdome (without spin)."
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Sunday, February 3, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.
Series
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[IKONOS]
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[Landsat-7: ETM+]
ID: 55This dataset can be found at: http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/wrs.html
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[Terra: MODIS]
ID: 116
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