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: 5829
Big Bang Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 10946
Comets Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5252
Cosmic Rays and the Van Allen Radiation Belts Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5243
Dyson Sphere Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 2507
Earth is Not That Huge Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4973
Earth's Orbit Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 6628
Earth’s Galaxy, the Milky Way Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5931
Earth’s Moon Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5803
Europa Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 2826
Facts About The Sun Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 11825
First Image of the Earth from the Moon Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5038
Gravitational Waves Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 2695
How Many People Have Walked on the Moon? Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8420
How Scientists Measure Star Distances Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4400
Io: The Volcano Moon Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 2906
Local Group of Galaxies Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8173
Manmade Objects Visible From Space Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7660
Meteor Dust on Earth Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5677
Moon Moving Away From Earth Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 5115
Oceanography from Space Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 3929
Orbits of Artificial Satellites Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 9988
Protoplanet Theory and Earth’s Formation Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 32870
Satellites in Geology Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 7948
Solar System Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 8494
Space Mining Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 1932
Terraforming Written by Kate Dougherty Hits: 2724
The Galactic Year: A Trip Around the Galaxy Written by Marcia Malory Hits: 4854