Hyperwall Power Playlist - Earth Science Focus

The current operational and future science fleet. || SMD_MASTER_FLEET_07_29_2024-hw_tweaks_print.jpg (1024x575) [267.6 KB] || SMD_MASTER_FLEET_07_29_2024-hw_tweaks.png (2667x1500) [5.9 MB] || SMD_MASTER_FLEET_07_29_2024-hw_tweaks_searchweb.png (320x180) [191.9 KB] || SMD_MASTER_FLEET_07_29_2024-hw_tweaks_thm.png (80x40) [98.2 KB] || operating-and-future-science-fleet.hwshow [332 bytes] ||

The 8 planets plus Pluto with planetary axis tilt || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [75.1 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [49.6 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_720p.00001_web.png (320x180) [50.6 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_720p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [9.2 MB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [4.7 MB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [2.7 MB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_2160p.mp4 (3840x2160) [28.7 MB] || 3x3_pluto_tilt (4104x2304) [32.0 KB] ||

The visualization 'Excerpt from "Dynamic Earth"' has been one of the most popular visualizations that the Scientific Visualization Studio has ever created. It's often used in presentations and Hyperwall shows to illustrate the connections between the Earth and the Sun, as well as the power of computer simulation in understanding those connections.There is one part of this visualization, however, that has always seemed a little clumsy to us. The opening shot is a pullback from the limb of the sun, where the sun is represented by a movie of 304 Angstrom images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). It is difficult to pull back from the limb of a flat sun image and make the sun look spherical, and the problem was made more difficult because the original sun images were in a spherical dome show format. As a result, the pullback from the sun showed some odd reprojection artifacts.The best solution to this issue was to replace the existing pullout with a new one, one which pulled directly out from the center of the solar disk. For the new beginning, we chose a series of SDO images in the 171 Angstrom channel that show a visible coronal mass ejection (CME) in the lower right corner of the solar disk. Although this is not the specific CME that is seen affecting Venus and Earth later in this visualization, its presence links the SDO animation thematically to the later solar storm. The SDO images were also brightened considerably and tinted yellow to match the common perception of the Sun as a bright yellow object (even though it is actually white).Please go to the original version of this visualization to see the complete credits and additional details. ||

NASA's current SmallSat and CubeSat fleet || NASA_SmallSat_Fleet.png (1280x720) [1.9 MB] || NASA_SmallSat_Fleet_print.jpg (1024x576) [246.2 KB] || NASA_SmallSat_Fleet_searchweb.png (320x180) [104.9 KB] || NASA_SmallSat_Fleet_thm.png (80x40) [7.1 KB] || nasas-smallsat-cubesat-fleet.hwshow [290 bytes] ||

A collection of spacecraft beauty pass animations for current missions.

Launches and Landings of missions across all 5 divisions

In order to study the Earth as a whole system and understand how it is changing, NASA develops and supports a large number of Earth observing missions. These missions provide Earth science researchers the necessary data to address key questions about global climate change. Missions begin with a study phase during which the key science objectives of the mission are identified, and designs for spacecraft and instruments are analyzed. Following a successful study phase, missions enter a development phase whereby all aspects of the mission are developed and tested to insure it meets the mission objectives. Operating missions are those missions that are currently active and providing science data to researchers. Operating missions may be in their primary operational phase or in an extended operational phase. Missions begin with a study phase during which the key science objectives of the mission are identified, and designs for spacecraft and instruments are analyzed. Following a successful study phase, missions enter a development phase whereby all aspects of the mission are developed and tested to insure it meets the mission objectives.

Morphing between various map projections || projection_morph_comp.01000_print.jpg (1024x576) [139.0 KB] || projection_morph_comp.01000_searchweb.png (320x180) [77.1 KB] || projection_morph_comp.01000_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || comp (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] || map_layer (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] || overlay_layer (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] || projection_morph_comp_2160p59.94_2.webm (3840x2160) [31.7 MB] || projection_morph_comp_2160p59.94_2.mp4 (3840x2160) [175.0 MB] ||

For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided data on Earth's land, water, air, temperature, and climate. The Earth Information Center (EIC) allows visitors to see how our planet is changing in six key areas: sea level rise and coastal impacts, health and air quality, wildfires, greenhouse gases, sustainable energy, and agriculture. This information supports decision makers in developing the tools they need to mitigate, adapt, and respond to climate change. Drawing from insight provided by NASA centers from coast to coast, and in close coordination with other government agencies, industry partners and communities, the Earth Information Center delivers critical data directly into the hands of people in ways that they can immediately use.  Through the Earth Information Center discover how NASA sees the unseen and consider why this information matters to us all. This gallery consists of content used in the hyperwall display in the Earth Information Center at NASA Headquarters.

Here, the globes show ozone data on the day that the minimum ozone concentration was reached over Antarctica, each year from 1979 and 2023. || annual_ozone_min_v2_4k.00001_print.jpg (1024x574) [109.7 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_4k.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [52.9 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_4k.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_1080p30_2.mp4 (1920x1080) [7.5 MB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_1080p30_2.webm (1920x1080) [5.2 MB] || annual_ozone_min_v2 (4104x2304) [128.0 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [18.2 MB] ||

Plots showing the size of the ozone hole between 1979 and 2022. || 2022-ozone-all-elements_print.jpg (1024x576) [89.7 KB] || 2022-ozone-all-elements.png (3840x2160) [1.2 MB] || 2022-ozone-all-elements_searchweb.png (320x180) [37.1 KB] || 2022-ozone-all-elements_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || 2022-ozone-all-elements.hwshow [77 bytes] ||

World Avoided Ozone Full AnimationThis video is also available on our YouTube channel. || world_avoided_robinson.1830_print.jpg (1024x576) [70.0 KB] || world_avoided_robinson.1830_searchweb.png (180x320) [38.8 KB] || world_avoided_robinson.1830_thm.png (80x40) [4.7 KB] || full_movie (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || world_avoided_robinson_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [26.3 MB] || world_avoided_robinson_1080.webm (1920x1080) [7.2 MB] || world_avoided_robinson_4272.pptx [27.2 MB] || world_avoided_robinson_4272.key [29.8 MB] || world_avoided_robinson_1080.mp4.hwshow [222 bytes] ||

October average minimum ozone over Antarctica || ozone_recovery_update_2017_print.jpg (1024x643) [96.8 KB] || ozone_recovery_update_2017.png (3800x2389) [34.7 MB] || ozone_recovery_update_2017_searchweb.png (320x180) [45.8 KB] || ozone_recovery_update_2017_thm.png (80x40) [4.8 KB] || ozone_hole_recover_30602.key [4.9 MB] || ozone_hole_recover_30602.pptx [2.4 MB] || the-antarctic-ozone-hole-will-recover-in-the-latter-half-of-the-21st-century.hwshow [205 bytes] ||

Total Column Ozone from EP-TOMS and MERRA-2 GMIThe ozone layer is Earth’s protection from harmful ultraviolet radiation. NASA has a long history of measuring total column ozone using a variety of instruments, typically with polar orbiting satellites measuring backscattered solar radiation. This produces near global coverage over the course of a day over the sunlit portion of Earth. Some missing data occurs between swaths, over the polar region during winter, and during satellite outages. This animation shows the evolution of daily composites of total column ozone as observed with Earth Probe Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (EP-TOMS), on the right panel, from July 1, 2002 to Oct. 31, 2002. On the left panel is the total column ozone from the MERRA-2 GMI simulation, with hourly time resolution over the same time period. MERRA-2 GMI is a Goddard Earth Observing System version 5 (GEOS-5) “replay” simulation at 0.5° (~50km) horizontal resolution, driven by MERRA-2 reanalyzed winds, temperature, and pressure, coupled to the comprehensive Global Modeling Initiative (GMI) stratosphere-troposphere chemical mechanism. This animation shows the onset of the Antarctic ozone hole formation during austral winter of the dynamically active 2002 season and its breakdown during spring. In September 2002, the Antarctic polar vortex split into 2 lobes following the first and only observed major stratospheric warming in the Southern Hemisphere over our observational record. By combining NASA’s observations and chemistry simulations we have a clearer view of the evolution of Earth’s ozone layer over the recent past. || oman_toz_2002_pngs_1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [117.1 KB] || oman_toz_2002_pngs_1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [61.2 KB] || oman_toz_2002_pngs_1080.00001_web.png (320x180) [61.2 KB] || oman_toz_2002_pngs_1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.0 KB] || oman_toz_2002_pngs_1080.webm (1920x1080) [10.5 MB] || oman_toz_2002_pngs_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [187.7 MB] ||

Example composite showing how all the below animations can be combined into one long segment showing the lifecycle of Hurricane Milton through the eyes of GPM beginning October 6 ending October 9, 2024. || milton_lifecycle.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [236.4 KB] || milton_lifecycle.mp4 (1920x1080) [287.6 MB] ||

Hurricane Milton transversing through the Gulf of Mexico, starting October 5, 2024 through October 9, 2024 when it made landfall along the western Florida coast. || Milton_v02_2024-10-11_1120.02500_print.jpg (1024x576) [132.9 KB] || Milton_v02_2024-10-11_1120.02500_searchweb.png (320x180) [85.7 KB] || Milton_v02_2024-10-11_1120.02500_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || Milton_v02_2024-10-11_1120.mp4 (1920x1080) [12.4 MB] || Milton_v02_2024-10-11_1120.webm (1920x1080) [2.9 MB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p [64.0 KB] || tropics-monitors-milton.hwshow [297 bytes] ||

This data visualization starts by showing the constellation of cubesats that make up the TROPICS mission collecting data across the globe. The camera then pushes in tighter to show Tropical Depression Debby over Haiti. We then follow Debby's path over Cuba as it begins to organize into a Tropical Storm. It then strengthens to a category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico right before hitting Florida, where it quickly weakens back into a Tropical Storm. It then slowly moves over Georgia and South Carolina flooding both those states. || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016.02928_print.jpg (1024x576) [146.7 KB] || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016.02928_searchweb.png (320x180) [86.0 KB] || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016.02928_thm.png (80x40) [6.4 KB] || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [31.8 MB] || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016.mp4 (3840x2160) [94.7 MB] || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016.webm (3840x2160) [20.4 MB] || 3840x2160_16x9_30p [128.0 KB] || tropics_debbyL1c_v90_2024-08-15_1016.mp4.hwshow [202 bytes] ||

Hurricane Otis on October 24, 2023 at 12:41Z as it approached Mexico, prior to intensifying into the first recorded Category 5 hurricane to hit the Mexican Pacific coast. || Otis_001.4300_print.jpg (1024x576) [230.4 KB] || Otis_001.4300_searchweb.png (320x180) [111.8 KB] || Otis_001.4300_thm.png (80x40) [8.5 KB] || Otis_001_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [56.9 MB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || Otis_001_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [5.7 MB] || Otis_001_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [181 bytes] ||

Hurricane Idalia on it's approach to Florida on August 30, 2023 at 3:41Z. || Idalia_001.4300_print.jpg (1024x576) [270.1 KB] || Idalia_001.4300_searchweb.png (320x180) [118.4 KB] || Idalia_001.4300_thm.png (80x40) [8.7 KB] || Idalia_001_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [54.2 MB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || Idalia_001_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [5.9 MB] || Idalia_001_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [184 bytes] ||

Hurricane Franklin in the Atlantic on August 29, 2023 at 2:41Z || Franklin_001.4300_print.jpg (1024x576) [237.7 KB] || Franklin_001.4300_searchweb.png (320x180) [108.1 KB] || Franklin_001.4300_thm.png (80x40) [8.4 KB] || Franklin_001_1080p30_2.mp4 (1920x1080) [52.4 MB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || Franklin_001_1080p30_2.webm (1920x1080) [5.7 MB] || Franklin_001_1080p30_2.mp4.hwshow [188 bytes] ||

Typhoon Bolaven on October 10, 2023 at 13:11Z. || Bolaven_001.4300_print.jpg (1024x576) [291.1 KB] || Bolaven_001.4300_searchweb.png (320x180) [120.9 KB] || Bolaven_001.4300_thm.png (80x40) [8.7 KB] || Bolaven_001_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [73.7 MB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || Bolaven_001_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [5.9 MB] || Bolaven_001_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [185 bytes] ||

This data visualization follows Hurricane Matthew throughout its destructive run in the Caribbean and Southeast U.S. coast. By utilizing different data sets from NOAA's GOES satellite, NASA/JAXA's GPM, MERRA-2 model runs, IMERG, Goddard's soil moisture product, and sea surface temperatures, scientists are able to put together a clearer picture of how this hurricane quickly intensified and eventually weakened. || matthew_narrated_v106.5800_print.jpg (1024x576) [189.6 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.5800_searchweb.png (320x180) [114.8 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.5800_thm.png (80x40) [7.8 KB] || matthew (1920x1080) [512.0 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.webm (1920x1080) [22.0 MB] || 3840x2160_16x9_30p (3840x2160) [512.0 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.mp4 (1920x1080) [140.5 MB] || matthew_narrated_v106_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [443.1 MB] ||

This example visualization shows how all of the below data visualizations could be arranged on NASA's 3x3 hyperwall display. || MatthewHyperwall9.01110_print.jpg (1024x576) [227.7 KB] || MatthewHyperwall9.01110_searchweb.png (320x180) [116.5 KB] || MatthewHyperwall9.01110_thm.png (80x40) [8.0 KB] || MatthewHyperwall9.mp4 (1920x1080) [61.9 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9.webm (1920x1080) [4.8 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9_4543.key [64.9 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9_4543.pptx [64.4 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9.mp4.hwshow [206 bytes] ||

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is an international network of satellites that provide the next-generation global observations of rain and snow. Building upon the success of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the GPM concept centers on the deployment of a "Core" satellite carrying an advanced radar / radiometer system to measure precipitation from space and serve as a reference standard to unify precipitation measurements from a constellation of research and operational satellites. Through improved measurements of precipitation globally, the GPM mission helps to advance our understanding of Earth's water and energy cycle, improve forecasting of extreme events that cause natural hazards and disasters, and extend current capabilities in using accurate and timely information of precipitation to directly benefit society. GPM, initiated by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as a global successor to TRMM, comprises a consortium of international space agencies, including the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), and others. The GPM Core Observatory launched from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, at 1:37 PM EST on February 27, 2014.For more information and resources please visit the Precipitation Measurement Missions web site.

The International Space Station offers a unique vantage point for observing the Earth's ecosystems with hands-on and automated equipment. These options enable astronauts to observe and explain what they witness in real time. Station crews can observe and collect camera images of events as they unfold and may also provide input to ground personnel programming the station's automated Earth-sensing systems. This flexibility is an advantage over sensors on unmanned spacecraft, especially when unexpected natural events such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.A wide variety of Earth-observation payloads can be attached to the exposed facilities on the station's exterior; already, several instruments have been proposed by researchers from the partner countries. The station contributes to humanity by collecting data on the global climate, environmental change and natural hazards using its unique complement of crew-operated and automated Earth-observation payloads. ||

ISS crew Earth observations, || earth_obs_00720_print.jpg (1024x576) [164.4 KB] || earth_obs_00720.png (3840x2160) [31.7 MB] || earth_obs_00720_searchweb.png (320x180) [85.1 KB] || earth_obs_00720_thm.png (80x40) [6.3 KB] || ISS_Crew_Earth_Observations_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [19.7 MB] || ISS_Crew_Earth_Observations_720p.webm (1280x720) [7.5 MB] || ISS_Crew_Earth_Observations_2160p.mp4 (3840x2160) [80.1 MB] ||

Footage from a 4k video camera on ISS || iss_red_camera_2015.png (3840x1920) [5.4 MB] || iss_red_camera_2015_print.jpg (1024x512) [94.4 KB] || iss_red_camera_2015_searchweb.png (180x320) [65.2 KB] || iss_red_camera_2015_thm.png (80x40) [4.9 KB] || iss_red_camera_2015_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [25.7 MB] || iss_red_camera_2015_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [51.5 MB] || iss_red_camera_2015_720p.webm (1280x720) [14.3 MB] || UDH_ISS_30623.key [29.1 MB] || UDH_ISS_30623.pptx [26.6 MB] || iss_red_camera_2015_3840x1920.mp4 (3840x1920) [145.3 MB] ||

The photographs used to make this video were taken on September 17, 2011 from 17:22:27 to 17:37:21 GMT from the International Space Station (ISS). This image sequence begins over the Indian Ocean halfway between Madagascar and Antarctica. Aurora Australis is present for the first 2/3rds of the video, then Australis comes into view. Yellow lights near the coast show the presence of cities, while interior oragne lights indicate brush fires.http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov ||

About three years of stratospheric aerosol data from SAGE III visualizing a zonal mean and measurements of various high aerosol events across the globe || sage3_final_full_60fps.7300_print.jpg (1024x576) [98.9 KB] || sage3_final_full_60fps.7300_searchweb.png (320x180) [57.4 KB] || sage3_final_full_60fps.7300_thm.png (80x40) [4.4 KB] || sage3_final_full_1080p59.94.webm (1920x1080) [25.5 MB] || orig (3840x2160) [1.0 MB] || sage3_final_full_1080p59.94.mp4 (1920x1080) [234.0 MB] || sage3_final_full_2160p59.94.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.0 GB] ||

A plume of methane is detected flowing from an area southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico. || PIA25592_new_mexico_methane.png (1547x805) [1.8 MB] || PIA25592_new_mexico_methane_print.jpg (1024x532) [183.9 KB] || PIA25592_new_mexico_methane_searchweb.png (320x180) [109.3 KB] || PIA25592_new_mexico_methane_thm.png (80x40) [6.9 KB] || PIA25592_new_mexico_methane.hwshow [222 bytes] ||

Animation showing location of EMIT on the ISS || emit_on_iss_print.jpg (1024x576) [93.5 KB] || emit_on_iss.png (3840x2160) [3.2 MB] || emit_on_iss_searchweb.png (320x180) [67.7 KB] || emit_on_iss_thm.png (80x40) [6.1 KB] || emit_on_iss_1080p60.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.8 MB] || emit_on_iss_1080p60.webm (1920x1080) [3.0 MB] || emit_on_iss_2160p60.mp4 (3840x2160) [28.3 MB] || emit_on_iss.hwshow [198 bytes] || Images and videos prepared for hyperwall for EMIT. ||

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) uses laser pulses to give a view of the 3D structure of the Earth. GEDI’s precise measurements of the height and vertical structure of forest canopy, along with the surface elevation, will greatly advance our ability to characterize important carbon and water cycling processes, biodiversity, and habitat. The mission is led by the University of Maryland, College Park, and the instrument was built and tested at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.GEDI observes nearly all tropical and temperate forests using a self-contained laser altimeter on the International Space Station. GEDI has the highest resolution and densest sampling of any lidar ever put in orbit. This has required a number of innovative technologies to be developed at NASA Goddard.GEDI has three lasers that produce 8 parallel tracks of observations. Each laser fires 242 times per second and illuminates a 25-meter footprint on the surface over which 3D structure is measured. Each footprint is separated by 60 meters along the track, with an across-track distance of about 600 m between each of the 8 tracks. GEDI is expected to produce about 10 billion cloud-free observations during its nominal 24-month mission length.With these observations, GEDI will provide answers to how deforestation has contributed to atmospheric CO2 concentrations, how much carbon forests will absorb in the future, and how habitat degradation will affect global biodiversity. This data is of immense value for forest and water resource management, carbon cycle science, and weather prediction.For more information about GEDI: https://gedi.umd.edu ||

ECOSTRESS image of Houston, Texas heatwave || ecostress_00109_Houston_13Jun2023_print.jpg (1024x724) [400.0 KB] || ecostress_00109_Houston_13Jun2023.png (3507x2480) [7.2 MB] || ecostress_00109_Houston_13Jun2023_searchweb.png (320x180) [129.1 KB] || ecostress_00109_Houston_13Jun2023_thm.png (80x40) [8.4 KB] || ecostress_00109_Houston_13Jun2023.hwshow [115 bytes] ||

Lightning events detected by the LIS sensor on the ISS between January 2017 and July 2023 using a 10-day roving window. Data is from the quality controlled science dataset. Available resolution in the download menu are 1920x1080, 3840x2160 (4k), and 7680x2160 (created for EIC display). || iss_lightning_preview.jpg (1024x576) [260.7 KB] || iss_lightning_preview_searchweb.png (320x180) [59.3 KB] || iss_lightning_preview_thm.png (80x40) [4.9 KB] || iss_lightning_sphere_07312023.mp4 (1920x1080) [127.0 MB] || iss_lightning_sphere_07312023_60p4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [414.2 MB] || iss_lightning_eic_display_2160p30_h2652.mp4 (7680x2160) [579.9 MB] || iss_lightning_sphere_07312023.mp4.hwshow [195 bytes] ||