Earth Breathes as Seasons Change

The seasons change in seconds in this new NASA timelapse flyover of planet earth.

Using data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra satellite, scientists and data visualizers stitched together a full year's worth of monthly observations of the land surface, coastal oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, photo-like mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet.

These monthly images reveal seasonal changes to the land surface: the green-up and dying-back of vegetation in temperate regions; and advancing and retreating snow cover. The Blue Marble - Next Generation - offers a year's worth of monthly composites in remarkable detail.

Credit: NASA

More about the Blue Marble:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/features/blue_marble.html

Music:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Pietro_Mascagni_-_Cavaller...

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[mullen000]

Nah I didn't want to see Australia anyway

[BritishConor]

Beautiful :D

[thebooks76]

The earth is beautiful, we are the earth in a deadly virus form like cancer. So sad.

[SileXsnipe]

Imagin the eart with a joint-...

[Prophiscient]

Thanks for also linking to the music.

[joshuahardy95]

no Australia :(

[ItsGrantCasual]

That Is Definetly cool!

[TheRimDoctor]

0:50 I see mah island!

Newfoundland <3

[420gma]

Awesome! Why are we destroying this beautiful jewel in space ?!