The Gulf of Oman is a funnel-shaped body of water between Oman and Iran that connects to the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf to the east and the Arabian […]
Landsat 8
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Jupiter, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Using Oceanography To Understand Fronts And Cyclones On Jupiter
New research led by Lia Siegelman, a physical oceanographer at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, shows that the roiling storms at the planet Jupiter’s polar regions are powered […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Cryobiology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Ice Planet Orbital Survey: Landsat Polar Night Observations Of Sol III
Scientists that study polar ice have realized a hidden talent of the Landsat satellites: seeing in the dark. With this recognition comes more work for the current Landsat fleet, which […]
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Unlocking Clearer Views Of Water Worlds: A Landsat Legacy
Editor’s note: we are finding worlds orbiting other stars that may well be water worlds. These worlds may similar in some ways to our own and most likely different at […]