Great Zoom into Chicago, IL: The Adler Planetarium
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 Adler Planetarium. The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was built in 1930 by philanthropist Max Adler. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan near the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, and Soldier Field.
A seamless zoom from space to the ground, using data from Terra-MODIS, Landsat-ETM+, and IKONOS, and ending at the
Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1998, Chicago officially opened the Museum Campus, a 10-acre lakefront park surrounding three of the city's main museums: the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Shedd Aquarium.
This view is the metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois.
This image is the regional view of Lake Michigan.
Central North America
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Labeled version of Museum Campus
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
- Marte Newcombe (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Visualizer
- Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientists
- James Garvin (NASA/GSFC)
- Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, November 14, 2006.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.
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[IKONOS]
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[Landsat-7: ETM+]
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[Terra: MODIS]
ID: 116
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