Typhoons Saola and Damrey
Simultaneous storms hovered over the western Pacific Ocean at the beginning of August 2012. Captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite, Saola was moving across Taiwan while Damrey skirted southern Japan. Both storms were expected to make landfall in China on August 3. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.
A Glorious View
A layer of stratocumulus clouds over the Pacific Ocean, in this image from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired on June 20, 2012, served as the backdrop for this rainbow-like optical phenomenon known as a glory. Glories generally appear as concentric rings of color in front of mist or fog.
Sunglint and Clouds
The setting sun highlights cloud patterns—as well as the Pacific Ocean surface itself—in this photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station. The ISS was located over the Andes Mountains of central Chile at the time.
Infographic on the deep sea
Deep black, frozen cold and with enormous pressure, the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, 11km – 7 miles the deepest part of the ocean, is one of the most hostile places on the planet. (scroll to see the ocean’s deepest depths)
Ship Tracks off the California coast
Ships churning across the Pacific Ocean left this cluster of bright cloud trails lingering in the atmosphere late last month. The narrow clouds, known as ship tracks, form when water vapor condenses around tiny particles of pollution that ships either emit directly as exhaust or that form as a result of gases within the exhaust.
Virgin Oceanic- expedition to the bottom of the Sea
Virgin Oceanic is preparing for the first manned submersible all the way to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench. Deeper than any solo human has ever dived before.
Low Pressure Systems
From International Space Station (ISS) cupola window, astronauts have a field of view stretching as much as 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers).
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Pictures from Japan’s disaster- floating house
A house floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
SpaceX’s Dragon the First Private Spaceship
SpaceX’s Dragon the First Private Spaceship- successfully launches and returns from orbit
