时间:2025-04-03 04:56:15 来源:网络整理编辑:休閑
The first photos taken by a new, revolutionary weather satellite orbiting Earth show our planet in a
The first photos taken by a new, revolutionary weather satellite orbiting Earth show our planet in a stark new light. 。
The high resolution photos snapped by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-16 satellite show the Earth as seen in different wavelengths of light and also include a particularly stunning shot of the moon peeking out just above the cloudy planet. 。
SEE ALSO:New U.S. satellite will 'revolutionize' weather forecasting。Although the image of the moon and Earth shining together is beautiful, it also serves a purpose. Scientists used the lunar body to calibrate the new spacecraft's camera.。
The full sunlit side of the Earth.Credit: noaa 。
GOES-16 -- previously called GOES-R --is currently in an orbit about 22,300 miles from Earth.。
"One of our GOES-16 scientists compared this to seeing a newborn baby’s first pictures — it’s that exciting for us,” Stephen Volz, director of NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service, said in a statement.。
Dust can be seen off the coast of the African continent on the right side of this image.Credit: noaa。
GOES-16 marks a major leap in technology for NOAA.。
The satellite's high-resolution images should help scientists track lightning, volcanic ash, water vapor and other variables to better predict what weather is like around the United States.。
The United States in multiple wavelengths of light revealing water vapor, smoke, ice and ash.Credit: NOAA。
GOES-16 also has a mode that allows NOAA mission managers to take images every 30 seconds.。 That may not sound like much, but it could be the "difference between life and death" during something like a tornado outbreak, Eric Webster, vice president and director of environmental systems at Harris Corp., told。Mashable 。
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before the satellite's launch in November 2016. (Harris Corp. built the Advanced Baseline Imager, the main instrument on GOES-16.)。
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