THE
BLUE PLANET
What a beautiful planet
oceans full of life
land to grow food on
polar ice caps reserving water
plants and trees to provide oxygen
atmosphere to collect warmth from the sun
swirling clouds recycling moisture and providing fresh water
It is an ever-replenishing system
PLANET EARTH
Current
temperature map of Earth
(updated on a 6-hour cycle)
Current sea surface
temperatures
(updated daily)
Space Science and Engineering Center, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Earth's Atmosphere (NASA Space Exploration)
Photograph courtesy of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
