The Earth breathes, and it is beautiful !!!
Earth's heartbeat ... Using NASA's latest high-resolution satellite imagery of Earth , datavisualization expert John Nelson has created a pair of captivating animations that track seasonal transformations on the blue marble we call home. "I downloaded the 12 cloud-free satellite imagery mosaics of Earth at each month of the year," he explains, "wrapped them into some fun projections, then stitched them together into a couple animated gifs." The end result is a pulsing visualization he calls "A Breathing Earth": ''Here's a view looking at one year of seasonal transformations on Earth. Made possible by the tremendous folks of the NASA Visible Earth team, I downloaded the twelve cloud-free satellite imagery mosaics of Earth ("Blue Marble Next Generation") at each month of the year. I wrapped them into some fun projections then stitched them together into a couple animated gifs... I of cour