NASA Launches 'Eyes on the Earth 3-D'

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NASA Launches 'Eyes on the Earth 3-D'

New interactive features on NASA's Global Climate Change Web site give the public the
opportunity to "fly along" with NASA's fleet of Earth science missions and observe Earth
from a global perspective in an immersive, 3-D environment.

Developed using a state-of-the-art, browser-based visualization technology, "Eyes on the
Earth 3-D" displays the location of all of NASA's 15 currently operating Earth-observing
missions in real time. These missions constantly monitor our planet's vital signs, such as
sea level height, concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, global temperatures
and extent of sea ice in the Arctic, to name a few.

The new "Eyes on the Earth 3-D" features are online at: http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov .

Visitors to "Eyes on the Earth 3-D" can:

- Ride along with a spacecraft, observing Earth as it sweeps below in accelerated time.
- View authentic data maps of ozone, sea level or carbon dioxide distribution, mapped
onto the surface of the globe.
- Compare the size of each satellite to a car or a scientist.
- Blast through a global carbon dioxide map to uncover some of the world's most
populous cities in the new interactive game, "Metropolis."

"This innovative new Web application gives the public an unprecedented perspective on
our changing planet, as only NASA can," said Michael Greene, manager for public
engagement strategy at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

NASA's Global Climate Change Web site is devoted to educating the public about
Earth's changing climate, providing easy-to-understand information about the causes and
effects of climate change and how NASA studies it. For more on NASA's Earth Science
Program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov. JPL is a division of the California Institute of
Technology in Pasadena.

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