Observing Earth from Space: Astronaut Photography

Learn about the ways astronaut images are used by researchers around the world for science, disaster response, and education in this presentation by Mr. Kenton Fisher, the Principal Investigator of the Crew Earth Observations facility on the International Space Station and the lead of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing unit within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science division at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. This was recorded on August 18, 2022.

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