#DYK? The Chilean Andes cause a rain shadow effect that results in minimal precipitation in the Atacama Desert, making it one of the driest places on Earth!
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đź“Ť: Chilean Andes, South America
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The South American mountain range intercepts moisture, producing a distinct transition from rainforest to desert.go.nasa.gov
#DYK that more than 20% of the Apollo astronauts were left-handed? That's more than double the proportion of lefties in the general population! #InternationalLeftHandersDay
đź“· A reunion of former astronauts at @NASA_Johnson in August 1978
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#Landsat 8 and 9 also measure land surface temperature with Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) and TIRS-2. These data are crucial for water management and ice detection.
#DYK that TIRS almost didn’t exist? Now it’s been imaging Earth for over a decade! go.nasa.gov/3OSCDbH
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Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/author/lrocchio/#author (Landsat Science)
This is a 440-pound heart from a blue whale, the largest known animal to ever exist. The heart was so large that technicians had to douse it in 1,000 gallons of formaldehyde. Read more about it here: smithsonianmag.com/travel/pain…
#histodons #histodon #histmed #biology #animal #animals #bluewhale #museum #DYK
This massive specimen is now on display in Canada’s Royal Ontario MuseumJennifer Nalewicki (Smithsonian Magazine)
For #WorldOceansDay, we're celebrating NASA's missions that have helped us better understand our oceans!
#DYK SeaSat-1, launched 45 years ago this month, was the 1st satellite designed to provide global observations of the Earth’s oceans?
đź“· Bahamas as seen by STS-52, 1992
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#DYK that Skylab was made from the third stage of a Saturn V rocket?
Weighing about 100 tons, the interior had two "floors" divided into areas to sleep, eat, and do experiments. The largest piece of scientific equipment was the Apollo Telescope Mount. #Skylab50
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#DYK the Apollo astronauts trained at American canyons, craters, and lava fields to prepare for their trips to the Moon? #NationalParkWeek
đź“· Geologist Dr. E. Dale Jackson instructs astronauts Neil Armstrong, Dik Gordon and Donn Eisele at Grand Canyon National Park in 1964.
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Need my space jams! 🎶
#DYK NASA sent personal recorders on the Apollo missions for astronauts to record notes, but the tapes were prerecorded with the crew's favorite #ArchivesMusic.
Listen: The Apollo 11 crew enjoying a mixtape apolloinrealtime.org/11/?t=059…
#ArchivesHashtagParty
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A real-time interactive journey through the first landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1969.Apollo 11 in Real Time
There’s no wind on the Moon, but that doesn’t mean your flag has to droop. #DYK a horizontal rod with a latch makes the flag appear to be flying in the wind? #Apollo50th
Experience the #Apollo17 astronauts planting the flag: apolloinrealtime.org/17/?t=118…
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
The DSN will enable NASA to track and communicate with Artemis I while working to provide coverage across dozens of other missions throughout the solar system.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
New research uses NASA satellite observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
