Space

Seen from space the most striking feature of the Earth is the predominance of white clouds in its atmosphere.

At any one time about half of the planet is shrouded in these white vortices. The clouds indicate humidity in the troposphere, 5 to 10km above the Earth's surface.

The large amount of water covering the planet is also very much in evidence, giving it a blue appearance in the gaps of cloud.

Age of the Universe Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4366
Big Bang Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9186
Comets Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4091
Cosmic Rays and the Van Allen Radiation Belts Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4095
Dyson Sphere Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 1432
Earth is Not That Huge Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4095
Earth's Orbit Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5695
Earth’s Galaxy, the Milky Way Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4978
Earth’s Moon Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4840
Europa Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 1762
Facts About The Sun Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8078
First Image of the Earth from the Moon Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 3982
Gravitational Waves Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 1627
How Many People Have Walked on the Moon? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7193
How Scientists Measure Star Distances Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 3453
Io: The Volcano Moon Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 1899
Local Group of Galaxies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6043
Manmade Objects Visible From Space Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5823
Meteor Dust on Earth Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4751
Moon Moving Away From Earth Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4195
Oceanography from Space Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 2963
Orbits of Artificial Satellites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8241
Protoplanet Theory and Earth’s Formation Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 27451
Satellites in Geology Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6338
Solar System Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5554
Space Mining Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 942
Terraforming Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 1694
The Galactic Year: A Trip Around the Galaxy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 3858