New "Earth as Art" Book Illustrates Beauty of Satellite Views

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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