Nov 30, 2012

Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen e cole@nasa gov

RELEASE: 12-410

NEW "EARTH AS ART" BOOK ILLUSTRATES BEAUTY OF SATELLITE VIEWS

WASHINGTON -- A stunning array of images of our home planet, taken by Earth-observing science satellites, are featured in a new NASA publication The book, "Earth as Art," is available in hardcover, electronically, and as a free iPad application

The 158-page book celebrates the aesthetic beauty of Earth in the patterns, shapes, colors and textures of the land, oceans, ice and atmosphere Images include snow-capped mountain peaks in the Himalayas, Arizona's Painted Desert, the Mississippi River Delta spreading into the Gulf of Mexico, a Saharan dune sea in Algeria, and Byrd Glacier in Antarctica

"Earth as Art" features images from the Landsat 5 and 7, Terra, Aqua, and Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellites All are among a fleet of U S environmental satellites used for scientific research and applied purposes Instruments on these satellites measure light outside of the visible range The images produced from these data reveal features and patterns not always visible to the naked eye The Terra, Aqua, and EO-1 satellites are managed by NASA Landsat satellites are managed by the U S Geological Survey

The iPad version of "Earth as Art" allows users to zoom into the book's 75 satellite images and access additional information on selected features and the satellites used The app can be downloaded by visiting:

http://www nasa gov/apps

"Earth as Art" is available for purchase from the U S Government Printing Office online at:

http://bookstore gpo gov

A free ebook version of "Earth as Art" in PDF format may be downloaded by visiting:

http://www nasa gov/connect/ebooks/earth_art_detail html

For more information about NASA's science program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/earth

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