From Expedition 1 through March
2013, ISS crew members took more
than 1 163 543 images of Earth,
more than half of the total number
of images taken from orbit by
astronauts since the first Mercury
missions. Scientists and the public
around the world have access to
CEO images captured by astronauts
on ISS through the Gateway to
Astronaut Photography of Earth
website (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Between 400,000 and 1,000, 000
digital photographs of Earth taken
from the CEO collection are
downloaded by the public each
month. The website also features an
Image of the Week and searchable
access to all the photographs. Scientific analyses using CEO data have been published in
scientific journals in a wide variety of disciplines.
PUBLICATION(S)
Jehl A, Farges T, Blanc E. Color pictures of sprites from non-dedicated observation on board the
International Space Station. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. January
2013;118:454-461. doi: 10.1029/2012JA018144.
Wilkinson MJ, Allen CC, Oehler DZ, Salvotore MR. A new fluvial analog for the ridge-forming
unit, Northern Sinus Meridiani/Southwest Arabia Terra Mars. 39th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference. Houston, TX; 2008;1392-1393.
Elvidge CD, Cinzano P, Pettit DR, et al. The Nightsat mission concept. International Journal of
Remote Sensing. June 20, 2007; 28(12):2645-2670. doi: 10.1080/01431160600981525.
Elvidge CD, Safran J, Sutton PC, et al. Potential for global mapping of development via Nightsat
mission. GeoJournal. 2007;69(1-2):45-53. doi: 10.1007/s10708- 007 -9104-x.
Kohlmann B, Wilkinson MJ. The Tarcoles Line: Biogeographic effect of the Talamanca Range in
lower Central America. Giornale Italiano do Entomologia. 2007;12:1-30 [Italian].
Gebelein J, Eppler DB. How Earth remote sensing from the International Space Station
complements current satellite-based sensors. International Journal of Remote Sensing.
2006;27(13):2613-2629. doi: 10.1080/01431160600552250.
ISS Expedition 6 science officer Don Pettit pioneered an approach
using a homemade tracking system to track the ground as it moves
relative to station; this allowed him to acquire long-exposure images
under low-light conditions using very long exposures. This image
shows the lights of Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.