ROMA – La Nasa ha diffuso alcune foto che mostrano la Terra di notte. Si tratta della “Black Marble”, ossia il lato oscuro della Terra: le foto sono state scattate a 28.000 km dal pianeta e mostrano i bagliori del pianeta che non dorme mai.
Per realizzare queste immagini sono stati impiegate 312 orbite satellitari posizionate intorno alla Terra che hanno catturato 2,5 terabyte di immagini acquisite dal sensore Infrared Visible Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) che si trova a bordo del satellite Suomi NPP.
Rebecca Roth del Goddard Space Flight Center della Nasa ha definito queste foto tra le più dettagliate mai viste della Terra di notte.
(Ap/LaPresse)
Dec. 5, 2012 - This new image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.Ph. LaPresseOnly Italy
Dec. 5, 2012 - This new image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.Ph. LaPresseOnly Italy
Dec. 5, 2012 - This new image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.Ph. LaPresseOnly Italy
Dec. 5, 2012 - This new image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.Ph. LaPresseOnly Italy
Dec. 5, 2012 - This new image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet.Ph. LaPresseOnly Italy
