Nasa Blue Marble Awards

The original blue marble was a composite of four months of modis observations.

Nasa blue marble awards. Night lights 2012 the black marble. I am very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2007 nasa environment and energy awards the blue marble awards. Federal environmental awards federal energy and water management award. The nasa environmental quality award nominations can be made in any one or more of the five following subcategories.

Next generation offers greater spatial detail of the surface and spans a longer data collection period than the original. This animated globe shows the city lights of the world as they appeared to the new suomi npp satellite which has at least 10 times better light resolving power than previous night viewing satellites. This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true color image of the entire earth to date. This is the first year a call for nominations was made and emd was pleased with the quality and quantity of response.

As part of nasa s award program the nasa environment and energy award program was initiated in 2006 as an. The blue marble awards the purpose. Hampton va may 8 2012 prnewswire usnewswire nasa honored more than 40 people with blue marble awards for environmental quality and energy and water management at nasa s langley research. Nasa s environment and energy blue marble awards recognizes groups and individuals demonstrating exceptional environmental leadership in support of nasa s missions and goals.

The blue marble awards program contributes to nasa s mission in many ways including. Nasa s office of infrastructure and administration environmental man agement division emd headquarters has initiated an annual environ mental energy awards program also known as the nasa blue marble awards. A product of the information technology communications services directorate. See past award winners for kennedy s recipients of department of energy awards.

Director s environment and energy award group read more. Nasa s blue marble awards for environmental and energy excellence. To learn more about the development of nasa s imagery of the earth as a whole read the history of the blue marble. There are three blue marble award categories.

Using a collection of satellite based observations scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface oceans sea ice and clouds into a seamless true color mosaic of every square kilometer 386 square mile of our planet. These awards recognize nasa civil service employees and contractor personnel who demonstrate environmental leadership while carrying out nasa s primary mission. The blue marble awards program contributes to nasa s mission by raising internal awareness of the important role employees and contractors play often behind the scenes in enabling environmentally sound mission success.