Archive: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 01/08/11)
Editor's note: happy Monday to all! Brazil was on our mind this morning, and a little searching the archives turned up this lovely night image from 2011. Enjoy!
And don't forget...on April 21--22, join NASA in a "global selfie!" Details here: www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/globalselfie/, hashtag ##GlobalSelfie.
This 2011 image of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at night was captured by a crew member aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 26.
About Crew Earth Observations:
In Crew Earth Observations (CEO), crewmembers on the International Space Station (ISS) photograph the Earth from their unique point of view located 200 miles above the surface. Photographs record how the planet is changing over time, from human-caused changes like urban growth and reservoir construction, to natural dynamic events such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions. A major emphasis of CEO is to monitor disaster response events in support of the International Disaster Charter (IDC). CEO imagery provides researchers on Earth with key data to understand the planet from the perspective of the ISS. Crewmembers have been photographing Earth from space since the early Mercury missions beginning in 1961. The continuous images taken from the ISS ensure this record remains unbroken.
Image credit: NASA
More International Space Station research photos: spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/index.html
More about space station research:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html
View more photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:
www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/
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Archive: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 01/08/11)
Editor's note: happy Monday to all! Brazil was on our mind this morning, and a little searching the archives turned up this lovely night image from 2011. Enjoy!
And don't forget...on April 21--22, join NASA in a "global selfie!" Details here: www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/globalselfie/, hashtag ##GlobalSelfie.
This 2011 image of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at night was captured by a crew member aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 26.
About Crew Earth Observations:
In Crew Earth Observations (CEO), crewmembers on the International Space Station (ISS) photograph the Earth from their unique point of view located 200 miles above the surface. Photographs record how the planet is changing over time, from human-caused changes like urban growth and reservoir construction, to natural dynamic events such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions. A major emphasis of CEO is to monitor disaster response events in support of the International Disaster Charter (IDC). CEO imagery provides researchers on Earth with key data to understand the planet from the perspective of the ISS. Crewmembers have been photographing Earth from space since the early Mercury missions beginning in 1961. The continuous images taken from the ISS ensure this record remains unbroken.
Image credit: NASA
More International Space Station research photos: spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/index.html
More about space station research:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html
View more photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:
www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/
________________________________
These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin...