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NASA just released a brand new equirectangular projection of Jupiter, so I thought it would be fun to revisit the surface of some planetary bodies … IN CONTINUOUSLY LOOPING GIF FORM.
So here’s
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Earth’s moon
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Ganymede (one of Jupiter’s moons)
- Pluto
Credit: NASA/JPL, USGS
ICYMI: Skunk Bear created planet loops for our viewing pleasure! -Emily
(via jacony)
In the Arctic, a meteorologist lives alone at an isolated outpost, measuring the temperatures, the snowfall, and the winds. Take a look at photographs by Evgenia Arbugaeva, which capture the extreme solitude of Vyacheslav Korotki.
Above: Vyacheslav Korotki walks out under a full moon to an abandoned lighthouse that used to serve the Northern Sea Route, to gather firewood to help heat his home. Photograph by Evgenia Arbugaeva.
(via jacony)
