{"id":644944,"date":"2024-04-12T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=644944"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:59:55","slug":"the-ocean-touches-everything-celebrate-earth-day-with-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-day\/the-ocean-touches-everything-celebrate-earth-day-with-nasa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ocean Touches Everything: Celebrate Earth Day with NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>On Earth Day, Learn How NASA Investigates the Blue in Our Blue Planet<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Earth Day, join us in person and online to learn how NASA studies the ocean from space. Explore the complex connections between sea, air, land, and climate through a mix of in-person and virtual activities, talks, and trivia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 7% 84%; object-position: 7% 84%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=768,480 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=1024,640 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=1536,960 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=2048,1280 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=400,250 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=600,375 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=900,563 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=1200,750 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-earthday-desktop-white-4k.jpg?resize=2000,1250 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Discover more about NASA\u2019s Earth and ocean-observing fleet during an in-person and virtual Earth Day celebration on April 18 and 19.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For nearly five decades, the agency and its partners have collected data across all of the world’s ocean basins with satellites, airplane-mounted instruments, and space shuttles and stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 11, NASA released the first images from the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite, which was launched on Feb. 8, 2024, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. PACE joined the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in helping NASA revolutionize our understanding of our oceans. You can see one of the images below, in which bright pink and green colors indicate different communities of phytoplankton.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s PACE satellite\u2019s Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) detects light across a hyperspectral range, which gives scientists new information to differentiate communities of phytoplankton \u2013 a unique ability of NASA\u2019s newest Earth-observing satellite. This first image released from OCI identifies two different communities of these microscopic marine organisms in the ocean off the coast of South Africa on Feb. 28, 2024. The central panel of this image shows Synechococcus in pink and picoeukaryotes in green. The left panel of this image shows a natural color view of the ocean, and the right panel displays the concentration of chlorophyll-a, a photosynthetic pigment used to identify the presence of phytoplankton.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 64% 20%; object-position: 64% 20%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png 3650w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=768,603 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=1024,805 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=1536,1207 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=2048,1609 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=400,314 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=600,471 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=900,707 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=1200,943 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/oci-ocean-nolabels-v3-panels-pace-oci-20240309t115927.png?resize=2000,1572 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s PACE satellite\u2019s Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) detects light across a hyperspectral range, which gives scientists new information to differentiate communities of phytoplankton \u2013 a unique ability of NASA\u2019s newest Earth-observing satellite. This first image released from OCI identifies two different communities of these microscopic marine organisms in the ocean off the coast of South Africa on Feb. 28, 2024. The central panel of this image shows Synechococcus in pink and picoeukaryotes in green. The left panel of this image shows a natural color view of the ocean, and the right panel displays the concentration of chlorophyll-a, a photosynthetic pigment used to identify the presence of phytoplankton.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Discover more about PACE and NASA\u2019s Earth-observing fleet during an in-person celebration. The event will be hosted at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 18 and 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. The event will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>More than a dozen hands-on Earth science activities, such as a 3D glacier puzzle and natural hazards trivia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructions for creating animated GIFs using NASA Earth science imagery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunities to engage with the Earth Information Center, which offers data-rich visualizations and immersive experiences that show how our planet is changing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two new stories that will screen on the Earth Information Center\u2019s Hyperwall. One highlights how local African communities use NASA Earth science data in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute to monitor forest habitat for chimpanzees and agricultural land use over time. The other explores how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency monitors methane emissions from landfills with NASA remote-sensing data.   <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Online, explore how NASA works to understand our oceans at a global scale. Visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/earth-day-2024\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-day\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-day\/<\/a> for dozens of resources, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Downloadable guides for creating ocean currents in a test tube and a flip book showing how rivers change over time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activities that show the importance of water on our planet and how researchers study our oceans and waterways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Oceans from Space\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3dO7PhYas4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NASA’s exploration of our oceans from space spans a rich history. Delving into the depths of our oceans unveils the mysteries of our own planet, our home. Therefore, NASA remains steadfast in leading the way in oceanic research.<br><em>Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center\/Scientific Visualization Studio<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/14567\" rel=\"noopener\">Download this video in HD formats from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s in-person and virtual Earth Day events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also celebrate Earth Day as a NASA citizen scientist. Play the<a href=\"http:\/\/nemonet.info\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> NeMO-Net<\/a> iPad game to help NASA classify coral reefs, or download the<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J9KgKLVFu9U?si=O3OMY-LrJYN1Sbc8\" rel=\"noopener\"> GLOBE Observer<\/a> app to help monitor clouds, water, and plants in your area. NASA\u2019s citizen science projects have led to thousands of observations and several discoveries, with more than 410 NASA citizen scientists named as co-authors on peer-reviewed scientific publications. NASA citizen science is open to everyone around the world, not just U.S. residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s innovative tools and data inform decision-makers around the world as they monitor our changing climate and work to address environmental challenges. NASA partners with state and local governments, international space agencies, and federal agencies including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). NASA is committed to making data accessible, inclusive, and transparent for everyone \u2014 an approach known as \u201copen science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about NASA\u2019s Earth Day activities, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-day\/.\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-day\/.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Julia Tilton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?via=NASA&text=The%20Ocean%20Touches%20Everything%3A%20Celebrate%20Earth%20Day%20with%20NASA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fearth%2Fearth-day%2Fthe-ocean-touches-everything-celebrate-earth-day-with-nasa%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on X.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"1200\" height=\"1227\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1227\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 1150.3H892.476L569.165 687.854V687.828Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fearth%2Fearth-day%2Fthe-ocean-touches-everything-celebrate-earth-day-with-nasa%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fearth%2Fearth-day%2Fthe-ocean-touches-everything-celebrate-earth-day-with-nasa%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-rss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/feed\/\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to RSS feed.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 800 800\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M493 652H392c0-134-111-244-244-244V307c189 0 345 156 345 345zm71 0c0-228-188-416-416-416V132c285 0 520 235 520 520z\"\/><circle cx=\"219\" cy=\"581\" r=\"71\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Apr 15, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"grid-col-4\"><div class=\"subheading\">Editor<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-col-8\">Jennifer M. 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Explore the complex connections between sea, air, land, and climate through a mix of in-person and virtual activities, talks, and trivia. 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