Satellite imaging has revolutionized our knowledge of the Earth, with detailed images of nearly every street corner readily available online. But Planet Labs’ Will Marshall says we can do better and go faster — by getting smaller. He introduces his tiny satellites — no bigger than 10 by 10 by 30 centimeters — that, when launched in a cluster, provide high-res images of the entire planet, updated daily.
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Tiny satellites that photograph the entire planet, every day | Will Marshall
December 20, 2017
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- Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth | Zaria Forman
- The mysterious world of underwater caves | Jill Heinerth
- The secrets I find on the mysterious ocean floor | Laura Robinson
- What it feels like to see Earth from space | Benjamin Grant
- Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle
- What rivers can tell us about the earth’s history | Liz Hajek
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